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Are lockdowns one of the most catastrophic policy errors of the century?
/in DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Elections, Healthcare, Politics, Regulation, Waste, Fraud and Abuse /by MercatorNet - Navigating Modern ComplexitiesIn many countries, there has been a systematic and mandatory paralysis of schooling, work, leisure, and mobility. When respected scientific experts sitting on prestigious governmental advisory committees warned citizens early last year that the only way to protect themselves against Covid-19 was to shut down their businesses and stay at home until public health officials […]
SICK: Wuhan Lab Eligible To Receive U.S. Taxpayer Funding Through 2024
/in DrRichSwier.com, Healthcare, Politics, Taxes, Waste, Fraud and Abuse /by Pamela GellerRewarding the CCP for the overthrow of “We the People” using Chinese bio-weaponry developed in Wuhan. Wuhan Lab Eligible To Receive US Taxpayer Funding Through 2024 The Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) is authorized to receive taxpayer funding for animal research through January 2024, according to the National Institute of Health. The WIV received $600,000 […]
Harvard Study: An Epidemic of Loneliness Is Spreading Across America
/in Commentary, Culture Wars, DrRichSwier.com, Healthcare, Politics, Waste, Fraud and Abuse /by Foundation for Economic Education (FEE)The lockdowns sure haven’t helped. Loneliness among Americans has been growing in recent years, but the policy response to the COVID-19 pandemic has drastically exacerbated the problem. A new report by Harvard University researchers finds that 36 percent of Americans are experiencing “serious loneliness,” and some groups, such as young adults and mothers with small children, are […]
VIDEO: A Utopian Anal Swab for Covid? You have got to be kidding me.
/in Commentary, Culture Wars, DrRichSwier.com, Healthcare, Politics, Science, Waste, Fraud and Abuse /by Dr. Rich Swier No, this is not political satire, it is happening in the CCP. Covid has a 99+% recovery rate but is being used to strike fear in the hearts of we the people. Is this just another way for tyrants to show how to make us submit to them? As government power grows the rights […]
VIDEO: White House coronavirus adviser stumbles, struggles to explain similar virus numbers despite differing lockdown approaches
/in Commentary, DrRichSwier.com, Healthcare, Politics, Science /by Pamela GellerSweden was right. But the failed, despotic Democrats have dug in and now want to make multiple masks mandatory. "There’s so much of this virus that we think we understand, that we think we can predict, that’s just beyond — a little beyond our explanation." WH COVID-19 adviser @aslavitt46 is asked why California's virus numbers […]
VIDEO: Kamala Harris Stammers Incoherently When Confronted About Biden ☭ Admin’s Failure to Reopen Schools
/in Culture Wars, DrRichSwier.com, Education, Healthcare, News, Politics, Science /by Pamela GellerSuper spreader at a loss for words….. There is no threat to children from the China virus. But the Democrats have taken them hostage and forced them to fear the outside world and even human faces. A generation of serial killers …… .@VP Harris stammers incoherently when confronted w/ the Biden Admin’s shifting standards on […]
DeSantis Blasts CDC School Reopening Guidelines calling it a “DISGRACE”
/in Culture Wars, DrRichSwier.com, Education, Healthcare, Politics, Science /by Pamela GellerBoom. Watch Governor DeSantis blast the CDC and the Democrat Party for its lockdown policies. If President Trump doesn’t run in 2024, then Governor DeSantis is our candidate. Florida schools are open, and every parent has the right to send their kids to school for in-person instruction. Those who insist on keeping the schoolhouse doors […]
BREAKING VIDEO: Zuckerberg Takes ‘Anti-Vax’ Stance in Violation of Facebook’s Policy
/in DrRichSwier.com, Healthcare, Politics, Regulation, Science /by Project Veritas Project Veritas released a new video today provided by a Brave Facebook Insider exposing Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s contradictory position when it comes to COVID-19 vaccines. Here are some of the highlights from the video: Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook CEO in July 2020: “But I do just want to make sure that I share some caution on this [vaccine] […]
Lockdown: Incoherent and Ineffective
/in Economy, Healthcare, Liberty, Politics /by Thomas C. PattersonOur response to the Covid pandemic continues to be incoherent and ineffective. No matter how many interstate comparisons prove that lockdowns confer no permanent benefit, no matter how much economic devastation we endure and how many lives are ruined, we soldier on, refusing to learn from experience. Our panic-driven approach was originally in reaction to […]
VIDEO: Republican Governor Ron DeSantis Says ‘Lockdowner’ Biden Targeting Florida Despite Pandemic Success
/1 Comment/in Culture Wars, DrRichSwier.com, Elections, Healthcare, Politics, Science /by Pamela GellerThey hate DeSantis because he is so good and makes them look so bad. Everything they did failed – everything he did was a brilliant success. America’s governor. Watch! GOP Governor Ron DeSantis Says ‘Lockdowner’ Biden Targeting Florida Despite Pandemic Success By Newsweek, February 14, 2021 Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis said Sunday during a Fox News interview […]
Is China Creating A New Master Race?
/1 Comment/in Commentary, Culture Wars, DrRichSwier.com, Healthcare, Politics, Science /by Pamela GellerSounds eerily familiar….. Is China Creating A New Master Race? By Tyler Durden, Authored by Gordon Chang via The Gatestone Institute, Feb 13, 2021: Bing Su, a Chinese geneticist at the state-run Kunming Institute of Zoology, recently inserted the human MCPH1 gene, which develops the brain, into a monkey. The insertion could make that animal’s intelligence more human than that […]
VIDEO: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis SLAMS Media Over Tampa Bay Fans Celebrating Over Super Bowl Win
/in Culture Wars, DrRichSwier.com, Elections, Healthcare, News, Politics /by Pamela GellerMore outstanding work by Governor Ron DeSantis. He handles the MSM beautifully. Never backs down. What a fighter. That’s why he can win in 2024. Watch the whole press conference below. The media- otherwise known as the Ministry of Misery – punishes the happy, the free, the American. https://twitter.com/Breaking911/status/1359732409256841216?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1359732409256841216%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fgellerreport.com%2F2021%2F02%2Fflorida-gov-ron-desantis-slams-media-over-tampa-bay-fans-celebrating-over-super-bowl-win.html%2F Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis SLAMS Media […]
‘Florida Is Going To Kill All Of Us’: Sunny Hostin Blasts Ron DeSantis After Super Bowl Partiers Ditch Masks
/in Commentary, Culture Wars, DrRichSwier.com, Healthcare, Politics, Regulation /by Pamela GellerGovernor Ron DeSantis must continue to respond forcefully to these unhinged and slanderous attacks by the MSM. The MSM knows that DeSantis can win in 2024, so they will attempt to destroy his character. ‘Florida Is Going To Kill All Of Us’: Sunny Hostin Blasts Ron DeSantis After Super Bowl Partiers Ditch Masks By Daily […]
FLORIDA: Tampa Mayor sending police after people who didn’t wear a facemask at Super Bowl?
/in Commentary, Culture Wars, DrRichSwier.com, Elections, Healthcare, Politics /by Dr. Rich SwierIt appears that Democrat Jane Castor, the Mayor of Tampa, Florida, is coming after those, like Governor Ron DeSantis (see Tweet below), who did not wear a face mask at the Super Bowl game. Watch: Didn’t wear your mask at the Super Bowl? The police are coming for you. This is out of control. https://t.co/KTuyQntaHc […]
The Misadventures of a Pro-life Senator
/in DrRichSwier.com, Healthcare, Politics, Religion /by The Catholic ThingHadley Arkes on Sen. Ben Sasse, who champions pro-life bills by promising Democrats they won’t affect abortion access, an appeal that fools no one. In the British comic Review in the 1960s, Beyond the Fringe, a commanding officer in the Royal Air Force sought to persuade a pilot to go on a kamikaze mission. “Smedley,” he […]
The Lockdown Brain is Locked Down
/in Healthcare, News, Politics /by Neland NobelIt is a Sunday morning at Buffalo Ridge Park in Northeast Phoenix. The parking lot is full. Children play on city supplied appliances, sucking their thumbs, sliming up the swings and slides with spittle that they share with others, and having a wonderful time. People are walking their dogs. Their dogs sniff each other and their […]
Lockdowns Have Depleted Capital in All Forms
/in Economy, Education, Healthcare, Liberty, News /by Jeffrey TuckerWhen lockdowns first happened, my initial thought was geeky, and only later did I begin to realize the implications for human rights and liberties. My thought was: this is going to be devastating for future capital investment. The basis of my fear was the knowledge that in almost all poor countries, property rights are insecure, […]
Are No-Fault Divorces Destroying The Ideal of Marriage Between One Man and One Woman?
/in Commentary, Courts & Law, Culture Wars, DrRichSwier.com, Healthcare, Politics, Science /by Dr. Rich SwierI have been married to my wife and life partner for 55 years. Sadly, I am the exception rather than the rule. QUESTION: Why haven’t we made it a priority to support, promote and reward marriage as between one man and one woman, till death do them part? The first recorded evidence of a marriage […]
Muslim Brotherhood Supporter Named Veterans Administration Secretary
/in Culture Wars, DrRichSwier.com, Elections, Healthcare, Politics /by Robert SpencerThe U.S. Senate just confirmed Denis McDonough to be the new Secretary of the Veterans Administration. McDonough has a long history of openly supporting jihadis while in public office. The counter-terrorism policies and strategies created under his watch as Deputy National Security Advisor and Chief of Staff under President Obama demonstrate his overt support for individuals and […]
WATCH: “Dysphoric” How Gender Identity Ideology Harms Women And Girls
/in Culture Wars, DrRichSwier.com, Healthcare, Politics, Science, Waste, Fraud and Abuse /by Dr. Rich SwierDysphoria is a profound state of unease or dissatisfaction. It is the opposite of euphoria. In a psychiatric context, dysphoria may accompany depression, anxiety, or agitation. ‘Dysphoric’ is a four-part documentary series on the rise of Gender Identity Ideology, its effects on women and girls – especially in developing countries. WATCH: ‘Dysphoric’ Dysphoric: A Four-Part Documentary […]
Joe Biden’s Abortion Imperialism
/in Culture Wars, DrRichSwier.com, Healthcare, Politics, Religion /by MercatorNet - Navigating Modern Complexities“There can be no keener revelation of a society’s soul than the way in which it treats its children.” – Nelson Mandela Over 80 percent of Americans don’t believe that they should pay for abortions in developing countries. During her first press conference, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki was asked about President Joe Biden’s […]
COVID’s Legacy: Less Science, More Authoritarianism
/in Healthcare, News, Politics /by Peter Van BurenThe virus is real but the measures we’re taking make no sense—unless you’re a government bully trying to consolidate power. Science is asking questions and accepting the answers. Superstition is when belief drives people to do silly things without evidence. Which method works better for authoritarians and bullies? The latter, of course, which is what’s […]
The Real Virus is not Covid, it’s Communism
/in Culture Wars, DrRichSwier.com, Healthcare, National Security, News, Politics, Science, Waste, Fraud and Abuse /by Kelleigh Nelson“The liberties of our country, the freedom of our civil constitution, are worth defending against all hazards: And it is our duty to defend them against all attacks.” – Samuel Adams “Freedom is not a gift bestowed upon us by other men, but a right that belongs to us by the laws of God and […]
The Catastrophic Impact of Covid Forced Societal Lockdowns
/in Healthcare, Liberty, Life Advocacy, News /by AIER Contributing AuthorsThe present Covid-inspired forced lockdowns on business and school closures are and have been counterproductive, not sustainable and are, quite frankly, meritless and unscientific. They have been disastrous and just plain wrong! There has been no good reason for this. These unparalleled public health actions have been enacted for a virus with an infection mortality […]
Young, Healthy and Woke Jumping the Line for China Virus Vaccine
/in Commentary, Culture Wars, DrRichSwier.com, Healthcare, Science /by Ann CorcoranI’m not picking on Stacey Griffith per se, because you know there are others like her who have been so freaked out by Dr. Fauci (and Chairman Joe) that they are willing to push grannies out of the way in order to get an experimental vaccine. It really is amazing how powerful herd mentality can […]
The Insecurity in Social Security
/in Economy, Healthcare, News, Politics /by Ken VeitOne of the few things where there is widespread agreement is about the fact that Social Security and Medicare are going broke unless something is done to stem the financial drain as the retirement rolls swell. Choices are raising taxes or cutting benefits. Neither alternative is palatable politically, so the problem is put off for […]
Biden’s Pentagon to offer covid vaccines to 9/11 jihadis at Guantánamo before many Americans have access to them
/1 Comment/in Culture Wars, DrRichSwier.com, Healthcare, Politics, Waste, Fraud and Abuse /by Robert SpencerPriorities, priorities. But you see, they’ve got to have them so that they can resume “war crimes hearings at the base’s Camp Justice compound.” That raises another question: why are there still hearings being conducted regarding these men? Way back in 2009 they essentially confessed by publishing a lengthy Islamic defense of their actions. Why are […]
Emergency Orders Are Being Abused
/in Economy, Healthcare, Liberty, Politics /by Arizona Free Enterprise ClubHow often do you experience an emergency? Monthly? Weekly? Every day? More than likely, it’s pretty uncommon—as it should be. Maybe someone should tell the government. Because it seems like every time you read the news, some government official is declaring a new “state of emergency.” But these declarations stopped looking like real emergencies long […]
VIDEO: Vatican Fails to Override Bishop’s Biden Statement — Prelates say Biden’s policies advance ‘moral evils’
/in Culture Wars, DrRichSwier.com, Healthcare, Politics, Religion /by Church Militant“There can be no keener revelation of a society’s soul than the way in which it treats its children.” – Nelson Mandela The Biden administration supports codifying abortion on demand into federal law. VATICAN CITY (ChurchMilitant.com) – The Vatican was unsuccessful in softening the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB’s) statement that spotlights heretical positions of […]
Abortion—The Issue That Will Not Die
/1 Comment/in Commentary, Culture Wars, DrRichSwier.com, Healthcare, Politics /by Jerry NewcombeAnother anniversary of Roe v. Wade is upon us. And in recent days, the pro-life movement has suffered some serious political setbacks. Outgoing President Donald Trump was surprisingly pro-life. In contrast, incoming President Joe Biden, although he is a Catholic, has become so pro-abortion that he believes in abortion for any reason up to the […]