Commentary Looking back to the “before times”—meaning before the middle of March 2020—we were all quite naive about liberty, technology, the mob, and the state. Most of us had no idea what was possible and that the dystopia in movies could become real in our times, and so suddenly. The intellectual parlor games were over;…
High Times and Hijinks at World Economic Forum 2022
If the World Health Organization (WHO) hadn’t followed China’s cue in telling us there was no evidence of coronavirus human-to-human transmissibility in early 2020; if governments around the world, seemingly in sync, hadn’t massively infringed on personal freedoms to impose lockdowns and mandates over recent years; if the genocidal Chinese regime wasn’t a key player…
Sweden’s Strategy Once Again Proven Correct
Commentary Throughout the pandemic, Sweden has faced an enormous amount of criticism and international pressure due to their willingness to stick to established public health principles and pre-pandemic planning. Instead of following the incessant, anti-science groupthink that became part of a virus-induced political religion, Sweden chose instead to not impose the strict lockdowns that Dr….
PREMIERING NOW: Headwind–Dr. Geert Vanden Bossche
Headwind, a novel and breathtakingly beautiful documentary series. This is episode 2: Dr. Geert Vanden Bossche. In this second episode of the documentary series Headwind, virologist Dr. Geert Vanden Bossche warns us for the dangers of boostering, which might push the corona virus into a more virulent and sick making variant. Dr. Vanden Bossche was warned…
Good Neighbors Found to Be Important for Good Mental Health
Researchers from Australia have discovered through a nationally-representative survey that living in community-minded neighbourhoods can have a major impact on a person’s mental health. A survey undertaken by Australian National University (ANU) which monitored over 3000 people during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, showed that the social relationships provided within good neighbourhoods protect residents against anxiety,…
Passenger Numbers at UK Airports Last Year 78 Percent Below Pre-COVID Levels
Passenger numbers at UK airports last year were 78 percent below pre-pandemic levels, new figures show. Analysis of Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) data by the PA news agency found just 64.4 million passengers arrived or departed on flights at UK airports in 2021. That is compared with 296.9 million in 2019 before the coronavirus pandemic…
US Government Charges 21 People With $150 Million in COVID-19 Related Fraud
Twenty-one people nationwide have been hit with criminal charges for their alleged participation in various health care related fraud schemes that exploited the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said on April 20. The cases resulted in nearly $150 million in alleged false billings and theft from federal pandemic assistance programs. The DOJ seized…
Facts Matter (April 13): New Documents Show NIH Funded ‘Gain-of-Function’ Research in China: Expert’s Analysis
According to a treasure trove of about 10,000 pages of government documents, it turns out that the NIH was in fact funding virus alteration research over at the Wuhan Institute of Virology. Specifically, the money was being funneled through a subgrant given to an organization called the EcoHealth Alliance. And what the researchers were doing…
WHO Outlines Strategy to End Global COVID-19 Emergency in 2022
The World Health Organization on Wednesday unveiled an updated plan for COVID-19 that, if implemented “rapidly and consistently” this year, will allow the world to end the emergency phase of the pandemic. The plan—the WHO’s third on COVID-19—includes three potential scenarios for how the virus might evolve in the next 12 months: a base case,…
Israeli Prime Minister Tests Positive for COVID-19, Is Working From Home
TEL AVIV, Israel—Israel’s prime minister has tested positive for the coronavirus and is working from home, his office said Monday, after he held a series of in-person meetings that included U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Naftali Bennett’s office said the premier was feeling well and would continue his schedule as planned, which includes a…
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