Steve Templeton, Author at Brownstone Institute

Steve Templeton

Steve Templeton, Senior Scholar at Brownstone Institute, is an Associate Professor of Microbiology and Immunology at Indiana University School of Medicine - Terre Haute. His research focuses on immune responses to opportunistic fungal pathogens. He has also served on Gov. Ron DeSantis's Public Health Integrity Committee and was a co-author of "Questions for a COVID-19 commission," a document provided to members of a pandemic response-focused congressional committee.

A Manual for Post-Pandemic Germophobia Therapy

By Steve Templeton | December 17, 2021

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The more I thought about it, the more I realized that living in the modern world has left most people, including journalists, politicians, physicians, and even ... Read more.

How Covid Panic Destroyed Communities: Our Church and My Story

By Steve Templeton | December 3, 2021

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Shutting down everything couldn’t last indefinitely, and people couldn’t avoid being in personal proximity indefinitely without serious consequences. The vi... Read more.

A Fantasy of Virus-Free Air

By Steve Templeton | November 19, 2021

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In our current safety culture-driven pandemic response, any risk of infection is deemed unacceptable, and those who highlight potential costs of mitigation meas... Read more.

Rev. Cotton Mather and the 18th-Century Battle Over Smallpox Inoculation

By Steve Templeton | November 5, 2021

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One of the most fascinating battles between opposing views about variolation occurred during the New England smallpox epidemic of 1721. When a ship brought smal... Read more.

The Politicization of Immunology

By Steve Templeton | October 22, 2021

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Both immunity to vaccination and infection protect against severe disease, but the scope of immunity that develops after infection is broader, generally more du... Read more.

The Problem With Science Is Scientists

By Steve Templeton | October 11, 2021

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The overwhelming desire of a terrified public for evidence of interventions that effectively eliminate the risk of infection will inevitably pressure scientists... Read more.

Masks: Before and After They Became Political

By Steve Templeton | October 5, 2021

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If one actually takes the time to consider the preponderance of evidence regarding universal masking, it becomes extremely difficult to conclude that it has had... Read more.

Hurting Children to Protect Them

By Steve Templeton | October 2, 2021

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Exaggerating COVID harms in children and their role in disease spread in order to promote vaccination is a harmful and losing strategy.... Read more.