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Lockdowns: An Abortion Argument
/in Culture Wars, DrRichSwier.com, Healthcare, Politics, Religion, Science /by The Catholic ThingDavid G. Bonagura, Jr.: COVID restrictions have exposed the privacy/liberty “right” to abort as what’s it always been: an arbitrary government edict. The irony is sickening. For decades we have heard the shrieks in defense of abortion and birth control: “Keep the government out of my uterus!” “My body, my choice!” “No woman can call herself […]
PODCAST: Biden Estimated 250,000 COVID Deaths This Month. He Was Off By 178,000!
/in Culture Wars, DrRichSwier.com, Elections, Healthcare, Politics, Science /by Conservative Commandos Radio ShowGUESTS AND TOPICS: JEFF CROUERE Jeff Crouere is the host of, “Ringside Politics,” which airs weekdays on WGSO 990-AM in New Orleans. He is a political columnist, the author of America’s Last Chance and provides regular commentaries on the Jeff Crouere YouTube channel and on www.JeffCrouere.com. TOPIC: OH BROTHER, NANCY PELOSI IS INSANE! GEORGE PARRY […]
At 10 Years Old, the Affordable Care Act Is Aging Badly
/in Economy, Healthcare, Liberty, Politics /by Chuck DonovanAnother open season has come and gone in which eligible Americans could choose from a narrow array of federally subsidized health care plans under the Affordable Care Act. Despite the ACA’s manifest gaps and failures, a recent poll from the left-leaning Kaiser Family Foundation found that a solid majority – 55% – of respondents have a favorable […]
Why the Real Villain of 2020 Was Big Government
/in Culture Wars, DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Elections, Government Transparency, Healthcare, News, Politics, Science, Waste, Fraud and Abuse /by Foundation for Economic Education (FEE)COVID-19 was going to be bad, no matter what. But the failures of big government made it much, much worse. The disaster that was 2020 is finally over. Now it’s time for the inevitable post-mortems. First and foremost, the COVID-19 pandemic posed enormous challenges to American institutions, and continues to do so. Frankly, we were […]
‘Growing Body of Evidence’ Shows COVID-19 Leaked from Chinese Lab: U.S. Official
/in Commentary, Culture Wars, DrRichSwier.com, Healthcare, Politics, Science, Waste, Fraud and Abuse /by Pamela GellerAnd this is news. Always known. The only ones denying it was the ChiCom-supported Democrat media complex. ‘Growing body of evidence’ shows COVID-19 leaked from Chinese lab: US official By Sara Dorn. The NY Post, January 2, 2021 | U.S. National Security Adviser Matthew Pottinger is doubling down on the theory that COVID-19 leaked from a Chinese […]
VIDEO: Governor Noem Says South Dakota Has ‘Perhaps The Strongest Economy’ in Country After Refusing Lockdowns
/in Culture Wars, DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Elections, Healthcare, Politics /by Pamela GellerSouth Dakota Governor Kristi Noem’s response to the global pandemic has been superb. She rightfully refused to shut down her state despite ridicule from the Left. Today, South Dakota’s economy is red hot. As such, American’s are moving to South Dakota in droves. Like Governor DeSantis, Governor Noem will be a force in the 2024 Republican primaries. […]
President Trump New Year’s Eve video
/in Culture Wars, DrRichSwier.com, Healthcare, News, Politics /by Pamela GellerAlways strong. Always an optimist. Always fiercely pro-America. We couldn’t ask for a better POTUS then President Donald J. Trump. He is one for the ages. The best we have ever seen. G-d bless him. https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1344717975891402759?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1344717975891402759%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fgellerreport.com%2F2020%2F12%2Fpresident-trump-new-years-eve-video.html%2F President Trump celebrates vaccine, economy in New Year’s Eve video In the video posted to Twitter, Trump promoted the […]
Why Would Blue State Governors Use Draconian Lockdowns that DO NOT Work to Slow the Chinese Virus?
/in Commentary, Culture Wars, DrRichSwier.com, Healthcare, Politics, Science /by Ann CorcoranBecause they are dupes of those Socialist/Communist strategists who are working to destroy Capitalism and make everyone dependent on the government. COVID-19 is a dream come true for modern day Commies who have dreamed of this day since Cloward and Piven wrote their thesis in the 1960s. Here is one more of many stories about […]
Twelve Times the Lockdowners Were Wrong
/in Healthcare, Liberty, Politics /by Phillip W. MagnessThis has been a year of astonishing policy failure. We are surrounded by devastation conceived and cheered by intellectuals and their political handmaidens. The errors number in the thousands, so please consider the following little more than a first draft, a mere guide to what will surely be unearthed in the coming months and years. […]
COVERUP OF THE CENTURY: Leaked Documents Expose Extent Of Communist China’s Coronavirus Lies/Disinfo/ Censorship
/in DrRichSwier.com, Healthcare, National Security, News, Politics, Science, Waste, Fraud and Abuse /by Pamela GellerThousands of internal directives and reports expose how Chinese officials stage-managed what appeared online in the early days of the outbreak. Called “The Wuhan Files,” the report reveals evidence of mishandling and purported destroying of evidence, based on a 117-page document marked “internal document, please keep confidential.” The documents reveal that China’s censorship on information […]
You Can Kill Covid With a Flick of a Light Switch, Study Shows
/in Commentary, Culture Wars, DrRichSwier.com, Healthcare, Science /by Dr. Rich SwierUltraviolet LED lights kill coronavirus quickly, efficiently and cheaply — but don’t go stringing purple lights all over your home. You can kill Covid with a flick of a switch, study shows: Ultraviolet LED lights kill coronavirus quickly, efficiently and cheaply — but don’t go stringing purple lights all over your home. By ISRAEL21c Staff December 17, […]
VIDEO: FL State Senator Joe Gruters’ bill would prohibit businesses from discriminating against a customers’ COVID vaccination status
/in Courts & Law, Culture Wars, DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Healthcare, Politics, Regulation /by Tad MacKieFlorida’s State Senator Joe Gruters (R-District 23) has introduced legislation that would prohibit businesses from requiring customers to show proof of having been vaccinated against covid and/or from discriminating against would be customers who cannot and/or will not show such proof. Watch the Cape Coral TV news blurb: What you say? I do not […]
Mask Mandates Seem to Make CCP Virus Infection Rates Climb, Study Says
/in Healthcare, Liberty, News, Politics /by Matthew VadumThis article is published in The Epoch Times on December 22, 2020 and updated on December 23, 2020 Protective-mask mandates aimed at combating the spread of the CCP virus that causes the disease COVID-19 appear to promote its spread, according to a report from RationalGround.com, a clearinghouse of COVID-19 data trends that’s run by a […]
San Francisco Sees More Overdose Deaths Than Covid Deaths in 2020
/in Commentary, Culture Wars, DrRichSwier.com, Healthcare, News, Politics, Waste, Fraud and Abuse /by Foundation for Economic Education (FEE)Data show alarming trends in drug overdoses and suicide as people—especially young people who are least at risk from COVID-19—are forcibly cut off from friends, families, and communities. It’s quite likely that wherever you are reading this, you are currently subjected to lockdowns, restrictions, regulations, or executive orders to one degree or another, as government […]
Russian/Chinese Intel: Carousel and COVID-19 in America
/1 Comment/in DrRichSwier.com, Healthcare, National Security, News, Politics, Waste, Fraud and Abuse /by Simona PipkoWhen Karl Marx published his Specter of Communism in the 19th century, even he couldn’t imagine that Specter in our midst in the 21st century. Yet, we have it… A compromised House Intel guy, Rep. Erik Swalwell sleeping with a Chinese communist spy is the latest revealed activity of the Specter. It didn’t surprise me—I […]
Facemasks are the Symbol of Submission to the Brute Force of Big Government Bullies
/2 Comments/in Commentary, DrRichSwier.com, Elections, Healthcare, Politics /by Dr. Rich Swier“We are fast approaching the stage of the ultimate inversion: the stage where the government is free to do anything it pleases, while the citizens may act only by permission; which is the stage of the darkest periods of human history, the stage of rule by brute force.” – Ayn Rand 'It's Like Wearing Your […]
VIDEO: DeSantis Defends Restaurants, Bars — ‘Some May Want To Shut You Down. We Want To Pull You Up’
/in Culture Wars, DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Healthcare, Politics /by Pamela GellerMore outstanding work from Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. What a difference from New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, who’s shutdowns are destroying New York State’s restaurant industry. Thank you, Theresa, for sharing your story. I will keep fighting for your family and the right of all Floridians to continue earning a living. pic.twitter.com/RWq2uei9AF — Ron DeSantis […]
School Teachers vs. Restaurant Workers
/in Culture Wars, Economy, Education, Healthcare, Politics /by Bruce BialoskyTwo groups that have been spoken about often during the 2020 pandemic have been school teachers and restaurant workers. Though both groups have a large number currently not working, the two groups are dramatically different in how they have been treated by our governments. Let’s take a look at the difference and compare/contrast their realities. […]
COVID Vaccine: A Promising Start, But Freedom Must Be Paramount
/in Culture Wars, DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Healthcare, News, Politics, Science /by Family Research CouncilYesterday, after nine long months of praying for an end to the COVID-19 pandemic, Sarah Lindsey — a critical-care nurse at Long Island Jewish Medical Center in Queens — received the first coronavirus vaccination. While the distribution of this vaccine is a sign of hope for many, the hyper-political climate in which it was created has […]
Renowned Epidemiologist Aids St. Michael Academy’s Challenge of Michigan’s Lockdown
/in Courts & Law, Culture Wars, DrRichSwier.com, Healthcare, Politics, Religion, Science /by Thomas More Law CenterSt. Michael Academy, a small private independent Catholic high school located in Petoskey, Michigan has a total of 30 high school students. St. Michael is challenging Michigan’s current MDHHS order which has shut down in-person instruction at high schools across the state on the bogus claim that it is “following the science.” Citing to the […]
Planned Parenthood’s Racism Is Showing. It’s Time We Stopped Enabling Them
/in Commentary, DrRichSwier.com, Healthcare, Politics, Taxes /by 2ndvote .comThe Charlie Kirk Show – The Biblical Defense for the Defenseless Planned Parenthood, America’s largest abortion provider, likes to bill itself as concerned with racial equality, despite its origins in racist eugenics. But the recent firing of their Pennsylvania Chapter Executive Director over racial discrimination suggests that racism is alive and well within Planned Parenthood. On a closer look, it […]
The U.S. Army Adopted the Sig Sauer P320. Can This Gun Protect Your Home?
/4 Comments/in Culture Wars, DrRichSwier.com, Gun Rights, Healthcare, Science /by Richard DouglasThe Sig Sauer P320 Compact is a modular-framed, striker-fired pistol designed for versatility and customization. It’s got a lot of interesting features and supports the Sig Sauer reputation for reliable and quality firearms. But is it worth buying? Keep reading to find out. Accuracy This gun is very accurate. Right out of the box, the […]
Gallup Poll: Americans’ Mental Health Hits 20-Year Low Ahead of Renewed Lockdowns
/in Culture Wars, DrRichSwier.com, Education, Healthcare, Politics, Science /by Foundation for Economic Education (FEE)Any retrospective analysis of lockdown policies—the effectiveness which is seriously disputed—must be weighed against the loss of life and human suffering they caused. In California and other parts of the country, Americans are headed back to lockdown or otherwise facing renewed restrictions on their day-to-day lives amid another spike of COVID-19. Yet a new Gallup poll shows […]
VIDEO: COVID-19 Bounty? Is Pandemic Death Count Skewed by Medicare Reimbursement Bonus?
/in Culture Wars, DrRichSwier.com, Healthcare, News, Politics, Science, Taxes /by Bill WhittleGovernment-mandated pandemic shutdowns may force cash-starved hospitals to attribute patient deaths to COVID-19, even if another comorbidity or accident, caused the death. What role might a Medicare COVID-19 ‘bounty’ play in the growing trends, as cases and deaths from the novel coronavirus spike to new records? And what to make of the stat that 89% […]
Dr. Fauci (Basically) Admits Rand Paul Was Right 6 Months Ago on Schools and COVID-19
/in Commentary, Culture Wars, DrRichSwier.com, Healthcare, Science /by Foundation for Economic Education (FEE)Top White House COVID-19 Advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci recently changed his prior position and recommended that we keep schools open (while also advising the nation to close bars back down). “Obviously, you don’t have one size fits all, but as I said in the past and as you accurately quoted me, the default position should be to […]
The Left’s Gender Theories Are Anti-Scientific Nonsense, but They’re Gaining Ground
/in Culture Wars, DrRichSwier.com, Education, Healthcare, Politics, Science /by The Daily SignalOn Nov. 22, 2020, New York Times columnist Charles Blow unleashed one of the most bizarre tweets in recent memory. “Stop doing gender reveals,” he stated. “They’re not cute; they’re violent. All we know before a child is born is their anatomy. They will reveal their gender. It may match your expectations of that anatomy, and it […]
How To Beat Homelessness: Sarasota, Florida vs. Los Angeles, California
/1 Comment/in Commentary, DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Healthcare, Politics /by Rod ThomsonIt seems like a strange matchup, a midsize community against one of the world’s great cities — or once great cities. Other than being in the United States and never seeing snow, there are not a lot of similarities between Los Angeles and Sarasota, Florida. Except about 10 years ago, they both, like most American […]
Me, Über Alles: The Maddening Reason Politicians Break Their Own Lockdown Rules
/in Commentary, Culture Wars, DrRichSwier.com, Healthcare, Science /by Selwyn DukeThere’s hypocrisy, damned hypocrisy, and the actions of statist politicians. Most of us have seen the pictures or heard the stories. Governor Gavin Newsom, Rep. Nancy Pelosi, Sen. Diane Feinstein and other leftists have been caught blithely breaking the very COVID-1984 restrictions they self-righteously visit on the citizenry. In the case of Denver mayor Michael […]
COVID: How Democrats are Slowly, but Surely, Forcing Americans to ‘Submit’
/2 Comments/in DrRichSwier.com, Elections, Healthcare, Politics /by Dr. Rich Swier“In a country where the sole employer is the State, opposition means death by slow starvation. The old principle: who does not work shall not eat, has been replaced by a new one: who does not obey shall not eat.” ― Leon Trotsky QUESTION: Are the policies of Democrats slowly starving Americans to death? This question […]
Lockdowns Not Linked With Lower COVID Death Rates, New Study Finds
/in Culture Wars, DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Healthcare, Politics, Waste, Fraud and Abuse /by Foundation for Economic Education (FEE)Many US states and countries around the world are imposing another round of economic lockdowns in an effort to combat the coronavirus. The actions are certain to come with a series of devastating unintended consequences—economic destruction, surging poverty, and mental health deterioration among them—but a new study suggests the lockdowns may not do what they are […]