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SUMMARY:Brownstone Supper Club\, West Hartford\, March 25: Jefferey Jaxen
DESCRIPTION:SHARE | PRINT | EMAILOn Wednesday\, March 25\, 2026\, the beloved West Hartford Supper Club – the first in the nation – is pleased to welcome Jefferey Jaxen\, independent journalist and top researcher and writer for HighWire\, the leading media venue for all matters of pharma\, medicine\, and pharma. He will provide a window into the underreported stories of our time and insight on how to Navigate our rapidly evolving media and political space. \nButterfly is the venue (the real Chinese stuff) with friends of Brownstone Institute. Come early for cocktails and meet Brownstone Institute friends\, scholars\, writers\, and benefactors\, and celebrate victories and discuss challenges ahead. The food is wonderful and the discussion brilliant. Casual and fun\, even if some people come in fancier clothing. \nJefferey Jaxen is a health journalist and featured in his weekly segment\, ’The Jaxen Report’\, on The HighWire. As an investigative journalist\, researcher\, and writer\, Jefferey serves as Lead editor of The HighWire News and Opinion Team. Jefferey is constantly working behind the scenes to spotlight the untold\, censored and under-reported stories of our time. Covering Big Pharma corruption\, the censorship complex created by social media giants and the underreported issues of drug and vaccine safety since 2014. \nHe will provide insight into the underreported stories of our time\, and an inside look into what makes HighWire so deeply influential. \nBrownstone’s West Hartford Supper Club is thrilled to welcome him. \n 
URL:https://brownstone.org/event/brownstone-supper-club-west-hartford-march-25-jefferey-jaxon/
LOCATION:Brownstone Supper Club at Butterfly Restaurant\, 831 Farmington Ave\, West Hartford\, CT\, 06119\, United States
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SUMMARY:Brownstone Austin Supper Club March 25\, 2026:  Joseph Varon\, M.D.
DESCRIPTION:SHARE | PRINT | EMAILSawyer & Co\, 4827 East Cesar Chavez Street\, Austin\, Texas \n5:30pm – 9:00pm\nAustin\, Texas\n$55 per person for appetizer\, dinner\, dessert\, coffee/tea \nPlease join us for an inspiring evening of optimistic conversation around healthcare going back to its roots of restoring health rather than managing disease.   We are excited to have Dr. Joseph Varon\, President and Chief Medical Officer of Independent Medical Alliance (formerly FLCCC) lead us through his vision and action that is happening right now to build a parallel health care system. \nAbout Dr. Joseph Varon\nDr. Varon is a professor at the University of Houston College of Medicine\, president of Dorrington Medical Associates and the leads the Independent Medical Alliance (IMA).  With previous leadership roles on hospital boards\, medical centers and the recipient of prestigious awards\, Dr. Varon is considered among one of the top physicians in the United States.   He is known for his groundbreaking contributions to Critical Care Medicine in the fields of cardiopulmonary resuscitation and therapeutic hypothermia and is a well-known expert in the area of hypertensive crises management. Dr. Varon is taking time out of his busy schedule to support the Brownstone Institute’s growing community in Austin. \nAbout the Talk\nDr. Varon is passionate about ‘health care going back to its roots’.   He has seen patients go from empowerment to victimhood – trapped in endless cycles of testing\, pharmaceuticals and referrals.   He will discuss what is needed to move us from managing disease to restoring health: a trust-based parallel health care system focused on outcomes\, not profit.  Dr. Varon will share how IMA is supporting doctors who refuse to practice assembling-line medicine\, building a Trusted Referral Network\, and the long-term vision of patients having true sovereignty in health care. \nVenue\, Location & Parking\nSawyer & Co.\, 4827 E Cesar Chavez St\, Austin\, TX 78702   featuring food catered by DeNada Cantina. The location has parking lots in front\, on sides and adjacent to the restaurant plus free street parking on the north side of Red Bluff Road (behind the venue.   \nRegistration\n$55 per person.  Space is limited so be sure to secure your seat early.  For more information contact Cyndi at cyndicollen@gmail.com.   Please include “Austin Supper Club” in the subject line.
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SUMMARY:Brownstone Pittsburgh Supper Club\, March 25\, 2026: Dr. Clifford Bob
DESCRIPTION:SHARE | PRINT | EMAILJoin us for an enlightening evening as Dr. Clifford Bob presents “The Fear Industrial Complex”. \nThe U.S. is the world’s most secure country based on its geostrategic\, economic\, and military advantages.  Yet for decades influential voices have claimed that we face existential threats—terrorism\, cyberattack\, Iran\, Russia\, China\, covid\, climate change\, immigration to name only a few of the national security “crises” ostensibly menacing us.  Why has America come to fear so much when we are in fact so safe?  Clifford Bob argues that the source of our anxiety is pervasive fearmongering by a loose-knit network of powerful public and private actors—the “fear industrial complex.”  Its governmental\, military\, and journalistic members—cutting across partisan and ideological lines—mount sustained scare campaigns against the American public.  Whatever the fear du jour\, scare campaigns include four recurrent strategies:  inflation of threats; deflation of American strengths; promotion of questionable panaceas; and enforcement of fear-ridden conformity.  Scare campaigns empower and enrich the panic industrial complex.  But they take an enormous toll on American lives\, liberties\, and pocketbooks.  They make us less secure and less free. \nIn his talk\, Bob will outline the argument and propose ways to counter the power and tactics of the fear industrial complex.  His talk is part of an ongoing book project.  Your comments and suggestions are welcome. \nClifford Bob is Professor Emeritus of Political Science at Duquesne University.  He is the author of The Marketing of Rebellion (2005)\, winner of the International Studies Association Book of the Year award; The Global Right Wing (2012)\, which co-won the 2020 International Studies Book of the Decade award; and Rights as Weapons (2019).  In addition to academic articles and chapters\, Bob writes regularly for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and other outlets.  Bob holds a Ph. D. from MIT\, a J.D. from NYU Law School\, and a B.A. from Harvard University. \nDeBlaze is an acclaimed bar and grill just 5 miles from Pittsburgh\, located in the heart of Carnegie\, PA\, serving tantalizing Italian pasta made with homemade pasta and sauces\, succulent steaks\, and dishes crafted with locally sourced ingredients. Curated selection of craft beer and top-shelf bourbons for an unforgettable dining experience close to Pittsburgh. \nDrivers coming from Pittsburgh International Airport or further east use I-376 (Parkway West) and then connect to local roads toward Carnegie. \nExit 57 on I-79 is generally the closest direct freeway exit. \nFree parking lot next to restaurant or street parking; stairs only to upstairs meeting room\, no elevator access. \nDeBlaze at 131 | 131 E Main St.\, Carnegie\, PA 15106\nWednesday\, March 25 6:30 – 9 pm\n$50 includes appetizers and dinner \n 
URL:https://brownstone.org/event/brownstone-pittsburgh-supper-club-march-25-2026-dr-clifford-bob/
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SUMMARY:Brownstone Chicago Supper Club\, March 26\, 2026: Dr. Patricia Robitaille and Dr. Coleen Rickabaugh
DESCRIPTION:SHARE | PRINT | EMAILWe’re excited to invite you to the next Brownstone Chicago Supper Club on March 26\, 2026 at 5:30 PM at Base Community Café. Our featured speakers will be Dr. Patricia Robitaille and Dr. Coleen Rickabaugh. \nJoin us for an evening of great food\, drink\, lively discourse and community. $65 per person includes a tasty Italian themed dinner and drinks. \nAbout the talk\nDr. Patricia Robitaille and Dr. Coleen Rickabaugh will discuss critical reforms to the Health Care Quality Improvement Act (HCQIA) of 1986\, a law originally intended to address medical malpractice and improve patient care. However\, HCQIA is now often weaponized through sham peer reviews which silence ethical physicians who challenge profit-driven practices or administrative overreach. They have recently appeared on podcasts\, including DemystifySci and a Substack interview by Jefferey Jaxen. At this Brownstone event\, they will outline the original intent of HCQIA\, how the misapplication of this federal law controls physicians and negatively affects patient care\, in addition to proposed legislative amendments aimed at removing hospital immunity\, restoring due process\, protecting whistleblowers\, and prioritizing patient safety over institutional control. Their insights\, formed by decades of frontline experience in emergency medicine\, emphasize the urgent need to rewrite this flawed legislation and to rebuild trust and integrity in the medical system. \nAbout the Speakers\nDr. Patricia Robitaille is an emergency physician with 35 years of experience in hospital-based emergency medicine and 20 years of involvement in physician peer review and credentialing. As chairman\, she unified three credentialing committees from four hospitals\, to form a centralized\, systemwide Medical Staff Credentialing Committee which was responsible for the evaluation of thousands of physicians. She has extensive experience as an emergency department chairman and head of human resources for her practice group. She has dedicated her clinical career to putting patients first. Having personally witnessed ethically concerning issues in healthcare arising from the corporatization of medicine\, particularly the misapplication of the federal Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986\, she is dedicated to reforming of this law. She has sought to educate the public\, physicians\, and other healthcare professionals about these issues through her Substack and is collaborating on legislative efforts to reform HCQIA. \nDr. Coleen Rickabaugh has 30 years of experience practicing emergency medicine. She served as the recruiter for their department and has been the volunteer medical director for emergency medical services\, directing pre-hospital care in the county.  While her allopathic training had prepared her to treat true emergencies\, she quickly realized that many patients who presented to the emergency department were in desperate need of primary care. Having a holistic slant and a “whole person” philosophy of medicine\, she incorporated that into her practice model\, frequently educating patients about the dangers of over-reliance on pharmaceutical agents and coaching them on issues of immune health\, food as medicine\, and the importance of physical activity. She became increasingly disillusioned by the administrative usurpation of medicine\, the abandonment of ethics\, the substitution of protocol medicine for critical thinking\, and the lack of accessibility to proper care for many patients. These concerns peaked during the Covid pandemic. She became a Covid dissident and formed an underground alliance with one like-minded family practitioner in the community to treat patients early with immune support and assist them in navigating inpatient care with medical autonomy and informed consent. Having experienced moral injury\, she left clinical medicine to embark on healthcare advocacy issues\, partnering with Dr. Patricia Robitaille on a mission to reform the Health Care Quality Improvement Act that is failing as a patient safety mechanism and eroding the physician-patient relationship which is so vital for the optimization of patient health. \nTicket Information\n$65 per person includes a tasty Italian themed dinner and drinks. Capacity is limited to 40 peoples so secure your spot now. \nBase Community Cafe\, 1200 W. 35th Street\, Chicago\, IL\nBase Community Café is nestled inside the Bridgeport Art Center – one of the city’s most vibrant cultural and event venues. Chef Owner Paul Zavala creates bespoke seasonal cuisine with a chef’s eye and an artist’s heart. All is served in a comfortable café with fantastic coffee! \nNo Media Allowed. \nLocation and Parking \n\n1200 W. 35th Street\, Chicago\, IL 60609\nEnter on North Side off of Racine / 34th Place\nParking is available on the north side of the building.\n\n \nFor more information contact Jackie Sloan at Jackie@JackieSloanInc.com. Please include “Supper Club” in the subject line.
URL:https://brownstone.org/event/brownstone-chicago-supper-club-march-26-patricia-robitaille-coleen-rickabaugh/
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SUMMARY:Brownstone Bandera\, TX Supper Club\, March 29\, 2026: Nate Sheets
DESCRIPTION:SHARE | PRINT | EMAILUPDATE: Date change: Sunday\, March 29\, 2026\nSovereignty Ranch in The Barn restaurant\n165 Wyatt Ranch Rd.\, East Bandera\, Texas \nComes with dessert and two beverages\nOptional Farm tour at 5:30 pm; Dinner starts at 7:00 pm \n$80 per person \nAbout the Speaker \nNate Sheets is a fifth-generation Texan\, U.S. Navy veteran\, entrepreneur\, and Republican candidate for Texas Agriculture Commissioner in the 2026 election. Born and raised in the Texas Hill Country\, Sheets served six years in the United States Naval Reserve before earning a Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing from Texas State University.  \nSheets is the founder of Nature Nate’s Honey\, a nationally recognized raw honey brand he built from a single backyard beehive into one of America’s most successful honey companies. After selling the business in 2021 and serving as its CEO through 2024\, he transitioned from private-sector leadership to public service with a campaign focused on supporting Texas farmers\, ranchers\, and rural economies. \nAs a political newcomer\, Sheets has positioned himself as a conservative alternative in the Republican primary\, emphasizing food purity\, agricultural innovation\, regulatory reform\, and stronger market access for producers. His campaign has drawn notable endorsements\, including from Texas Governor Greg Abbott\, who praised Sheets as a leader with integrity and dedication to Texas agriculture.  \nSheets lives in North Texas with his wife\, Patty\, and their four children and daughter-in-law. In addition to his business accomplishments\, he owns and operates a ranch\, reflecting his commitment to land stewardship and the agricultural heritage of the state.  \nDriven by faith\, family\, and real-world experience\, Sheets is campaigning to bring new leadership to the Texas Department of Agriculture\, advocating for policies that support farmers and ranchers\, strengthen rural communities\, and ensure Texans have access to safe\, healthful food.
URL:https://brownstone.org/event/brownstone-bandera-tx-supper-club-march-27-2026-nate-sheets/
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