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In-depth, ongoing analysis of public health, social policy, and public policy, exploring their wide-ranging impacts on economics, open dialogue, freedom of speech, personal liberties, and everyday social life.

Our articles critically examine government interventions, pandemic responses, mandates, medical narratives, and their effects on society. From COVID policies and vaccine debates to broader issues like cancer warnings, mental health treatments, food systems, and human rights.

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Covid Response at Five Years: The First Amendment Versus the U.S. Security State

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While public officials touted party lines, a more insidious censorship operation worked to eradicate dissent from the marketplace of ideas. As Judge Terry Doughty wrote, Covid censorship sparked arguably “the most massive attack against free speech in United States’ history.”

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International Public Health: Revival of the Colonialist Agenda

International Public Health: Revival of the Colonialist Agenda

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Seeing public health institutions as the neocolonialist instruments they have become, and understanding what drives those within them, is essential for progress. A future world that is healthier is still possible, but the public health momentum is clearly pointed elsewhere.

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None of the 70,000 Adverse Events of Puberty Blocking Drugs Were a “Safety Priority” for Biden’s FDA

None of the 70,000 Adverse Events of Puberty Blocking Drugs Were a “Safety Priority” for Biden’s FDA

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Trump’s executive order to Protecting Children From Chemical And Surgical Mutilation is a step in the right direction, but FDA leadership should have been concerned with that independently, and years ago.

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Can Kennedy Save Kids from Psychiatric Ravage?

Can Kennedy Save Kids from Psychiatric Ravage?

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Kennedy’s commission will report to Trump on the “potential over-utilization of medication” and other unrecognized health perils. Hopefully, the commission will deliver a report that will help people recognize how psychiatrists have concocted labels that have Americans at their mercy.

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