The Media’s Deception of Parents
USA Today offered a lie in an article titled No, Vermont ruling doesn’t allow schools to ‘force-vaccinate’ kids / Fact check. But of course it does – there is no possible alternative legal interpretation of the case.
Congress’ Shield against Trump’s Hammer of Justice
As President-elect Trump prepares to take office, the swamp cannot be allowed to protect its own. If justice is to prevail, no one—not Schiff, not Swalwell, not Cheney—can be above the law. That includes Congress.
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Witches, Covid, and Our Dictatorial Democracy
King James I claimed a “divine right” to unlimited power in England, sparking fierce clashes with Parliament. Since the 9/11 attacks, some of the same principles have been advanced in this nation, but few people recognize the historical roots.
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Never Underestimate the Power of Unfinished Business
As soon as President Trump implements Schedule F, the Senior Executives Association may challenge it in court, and the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) will use its new rules to fight it tooth and nail.
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Essex Police Visit Journalist’s Home over Tweets
The vague charges hanging over Ms Pearson’s head, and her vulnerability to a potential witch hunt by Essex Police, are not misapplications of hate speech legislation, but logical consequences of it.
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A One-Time ICC Advocate Recants
I suspect that, given Trump’s strong antipathy towards the ICC and his earlier sanctions on ICC prosecutor Fatou Bensouda (lifted by Biden in April 2021), most Western countries will be wary of antagonising him by taking action against Netanyahu.
Fallout from Vermont Ruling on Unauthorized Vaccinations
The Vermont public school system violated this fundamental principle, and the Vermont Supreme Court saw to it that the perpetrators escaped all accountability and that the victims were shut down.
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An Open Letter to Councilman Lincoln Restler
If you still stand behind these policies, I welcome the opportunity to engage in public dialogue about their impact. This could be a chance for both sides to be heard. Your willingness to participate would demonstrate confidence in your position.
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What Kennedy Must Do to Defeat Regulatory Capture
Kennedy has an unprecedented opportunity to strike at the root of what makes our healthcare system so dysfunctional: to dismantle the institutions that stifle the production of medicine, distort information about its safety, and suppress alternatives.
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First Amendment Blues
I live in the UK, the home of the Bill of Rights and the Magna Carta, the mother of parliamentary democracy. But those days seem long gone when police knock on your door to arrest you for an X post.
Six Simple Steps to Pharma Reform
While not easy, should the political will be mustered, the process of breaking the stranglehold Big Pharma has on us would be surprisingly simple. Six changes in Federal law – four repeals of existing law, and two new pieces of legislation – would go a long way toward reining in and even reforming Big Pharma.
Peanut and Puppycide
The puppycide movement made a good effort. The ACLU took it one step further, situating violence against our pets within the scope of the militarization of policing. While the ACLU was directionally correct, policing is downstream of something more fundamental.