Tag: Public Health

Get Politics Out of Health Care

The COVID-19 pandemic has been heavily politicized, such that Americans’ health and medical freedom are at risk. From data suppression to scientific fraud, two experts speak out on the problems that occur when government controls health care. Medical freedom is a right that must be protected for all; it transcends politics and applies to people…


Montreal Public Health Opposed December COVID-19 Curfew, Documents Show

Montreal public health officials were against the COVID-19 curfew that the province imposed last December, because little data existed on its effectiveness and out of concern for the most vulnerable, government documents reveal. Internal documents released by the Health Department indicate Montreal officials expressed concern over limited scientific data to support a curfew as an…


The CDC Discovers Actual Public Health, Just in Time

Commentary One day I’m reading an internal memo commissioned by the Democratic Party to provide advice to dealing with Covid policy. The next day I’m reading headlines about how the CDC has drastically altered its advice on how to deal with Covid. Is there a relationship? At this point, only the hopelessly naive would think…


Government Is Fighting COVID-19 on Tape Delay

Commentary To great fanfare, the Biden administration just launched a website where Americans can request at-home COVID-19 tests, delivered by the U.S. Postal Service free of charge. It’s a sad commentary on the competence of the federal government that the successful launch of a website counts as a big win these days. It’s also a…


Thomas Harrington: How Did Our Society Become So Fearful?

Early on in the pandemic, the data was clear. There was a thousand-fold difference in fatality rates for the elderly versus the young. Yet public policy and public health messaging largely ignored this. In fact, many Americans, when polled, have a highly exaggerated estimation of the risk COVID-19 poses to them. So what explains this…


Patients Threatened by Reparations Medicine

Commentary If you’re white and middle class, the push for health care “equity” could kill you. Prominent medical organizations and the Biden administration are pushing for rules that will move “disadvantaged” populations to the front of the line for scarce medical resources—think vaccines, ventilators, monoclonal antibody treatments. That means everyone else waits longer, in some…


LIVE: Lockdowns, Mandates, and the Future of Public Health: Brownstone Institute Inaugural Conference

The inaugural conference of the Brownstone Institute seeks to offer a sanctuary for research and free discussion of societal recovery in a post-COVID world. The inaugural conference focuses on pandemic policy and the future of public health with some of the world’s leading experts on public health policy and epidemiology. Featured speakers: Dr. Martin Kulldorff,…


Lockdowns, Mandates, and the Future of Public Health: Brownstone Institute Inaugural Conference

This is the inaugural conference of the Brownstone Institute, which seeks to offer a sanctuary for research and free discussion of societal recovery in a post-COVID world. The inaugural conference focuses on pandemic policy and the future of public health with some of the world’s leading experts on public health policy and epidemiology. Featured speakers:…


Many Canadians Not Aware of True Cost of Health Care: Report

Many Canadians do not know the true cost of the country’s public health system, a new report says, noting health care in Canada is not “free” but paid for through the tax system. This knowledge gap is partly because Canadians don’t see the bills for the medical services they use, and partly because there is no…


Many Canadians Not Aware of True Cost of Health Care System: Report

Many Canadians do not know the true cost of the country’s public health system, a new report says, noting health care in Canada is not “free” but paid for through the tax system. This knowledge gap is partly because Canadians don’t see the bills for the medical services they use, and partly because there is no…