In other times and places, political assassinations have occurred as cultural anomalies, not reflective of the zeitgeist or historical moment, and certainly not approved of by some significant minority of the population. But Charlie’s murder does not feel like that.
The Instinct to Hurt Those with Whom One Disagrees Read Journal Article
The America of 1960 was metabolically healthier than the America of 2025, not because our grandparents had better genes, but because they lived in an environment that did not constantly conspire against their physiology.
The Comfortable Collapse: How America Learned to Pretend Obesity Is Normal Read Journal Article
Pfizer’s reply to President Trump’s very reasonable call for transparency of data regarding their latest edition of their modified-mRNA Covid injections is nothing less than an insult to the intelligence of every reader, including the President himself.
5 Reasons Pfizer’s Reply to President Trump Is Complete Rubbish Read Journal Article
Americans refuse to be demoralized. We want to have good lives, and we believe that this is the country to do it in. That’s the spirit of pioneering. It is not lost. It has just ebbed and flowed.
The Spirit of Pioneering Read Journal Article
A 2011 study of nursing homes showed preferential use of hand sanitizer among the staff was associated with a significantly higher rates of norovirus infection, which causes the stomach flu, when compared to facilities that more often used soap and water.
Germophobia Doesn’t Pay, But It Does Sell Read Journal Article
America is a commercial culture, but we have always managed to recognize that this means it is also a gift-giving culture, each of us bringing what we have to others to improve their lot and our own at the same time.
The Spirit of Thankfulness Read Journal Article
Dr. Redfield should be commended for speaking with more candor, but I wish he had made these points or shared these views four years ago. If he had, the origin narrative might have been starkly different.
Former CDC Director Believes in ‘Early Spread’ Read Journal Article
The CDC’s failures during the Covid-19 pandemic were not just bureaucratic errors. Unless we act now, the next public health crisis will expose an even weaker, more distrusted CDC — one that Americans may simply ignore from the outset.
The CDC Needed a Thorough Housecleaning Read Journal Article
I changed my doctoral thesis topic to “The Political Economy of Autism” and spent the next four years reading and analyzing nearly everything that has been written on autism prevalence, causation, and cost.
Toby Rogers’ Statement to the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations Read Journal Article
Over the last 4+ years, we have heard the slogan “safe and effective” ad nauseum in relation to vaccines — repeated by health agencies, media, and pharmaceutical companies. But what does “safe” really mean?
“Safe and Effective” Is Not Rooted in Science Read Journal Article
The Nobel Prize narrative is not a harmless compliment. It is a calculated effort to sanctify one remaining pillar, while the others collapse beneath the evidence. If the vaccines “saved millions,” then all else can be forgiven or forgotten.
Pharma’s Get-Out-of-Jail-Free Card Read Journal Article
Charlie Kirk had a gift for embracing his critics, for refuting their arguments, for harnessing their hatred. He loved debate and he loved ideas. He believed in discussion and openness, and urged this country to open it up.
Charlie Kirk: May He Rest in Peace Read Journal Article
