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Policy articles provide in-depth analysis of social and public policy, examining their wide-ranging impacts on economics, social life, public health, individual liberty, evidence-based decision-making, and institutional accountability.

We cover critical areas such as healthcare and vaccination policies, pandemic responses and WHO, economic subsidies, national security strategies, withdrawals from international bodies, and pathways to reform that restore freedom, truth, and human dignity over centralized control.

The Confidence Man

The Confidence Man

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Progressivism often confuses good intentions with good outcomes. And their participation trophies weren’t just harmless, plastic souvenirs—they were symbols of a broken ideology. The policies born of John Vasconcellos’s utopian theories weren’t harmless overreach; they were a generational catastrophe.

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Australia Drops Covid Vaccine Mandate but Devastating Effects Remain

Australia Drops Covid Vaccine Mandate but Devastating Effects Remain

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Though the mandates are now over, AFP employees pushed out of the job are still living with the effects. Former officers describe feeling “shunned” by the AFP, with the loss of their careers, livelihoods, and homes taking a devastating toll.

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FDA Finally Stops Amyl Nitrate “Poppers” but Still Permits Illicit Nitrous Oxide Sales

FDA Finally Stops Amyl Nitrate “Poppers” but Still Permits Illicit Nitrous Oxide Sales

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While the FDA has finally taken steps to close a regulatory loophole regarding “poppers” and amyl nitrate right before Trump’s FDA commissioner has taken office, they haven’t advanced regulatory action on illicit marketing, sales, and abuse of nitrous oxide.

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