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Lego Toys with More LGBT Extremism
The Left is tearing down mainstream values — brick by brick! Lego, the latest company to pander to the woke, just decided to test the waters with a rainbow set of “LGBTQIA+” figures. “Everyone is awesome!” the iconic toy company tweeted with a picture of the pack, which also boasts a transgender-flag colored spectrum. And if you’ve […]
Covid-19 Vaccination is an Ethical Minefield, Even for Doctors
The Covid-19 pandemic has raised a multitude of complex ethical issues — and new ones present themselves daily. These issues, including those related to vaccination, arise at four levels: micro or individual (for example, when a doctor vaccinates a patient); meso or institutional (regarding, for instance, a hospital’s or aged care residence’s policy on vaccinating […]
Arabella Advisors: Democrats’ Darkest “Dark Money”
The consulting network tilted the 2020 election to favor Democrats and leftist initiatives While most Americans were hooked on the 2020 electoral battle between Joe Biden and Donald Trump, Washington’s biggest “dark money” network was quietly funneling tens of millions of dollars into races meant to flip the Republican-held Senate and advance the left’s permanent […]
AMERICA’S MEDICAL MAFIA: Biopharmaceutical Companies
“The secret of freedom lies in educating people, whereas the secret of tyranny is in keeping them ignorant.” – Maximilien Robespierre “Fear of death has been the greatest ally of tyranny past and present. Sidney Hook” – Critic of totalitarianism, Marxism-Leninism and fascism “Of all tyrannies a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its […]
Lockdown-Weary New Yorkers Fled to One Key Free State in Droves, New Figures Show
When the COVID-19 crisis came to our shores, some states chose to embrace harsh lockdowns and heavy-handed government restrictions while others prioritized personal freedom and economic vitality. Thanks to this natural experiment, Americans got to vote with their feet on what worked best—and new data show that lockdown-weary New Yorkers fled to one key free […]
How Andrew Cuomo Pocketed $5 Million Off the COVID Crisis
New York State has suffered one of the worst COVID outcomes in the country, with roughly 53,000 officially recorded deaths, thousands of businesses shuttered, and millions newly unemployed. But new reporting reveals that Governor Andrew Cuomo pocketed more than $5 million during this time of crisis. “New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s publisher is scheduled to pay […]
Suppressed Opinions on COVID Vaccines
It is a shame that America’s establishment institutions have become obvious purveyors of an agenda-driven narrative, irrespective of the actual truth. For those of us who weren’t sure if this was so prior to the Trump presidency, it became obvious once he got elected in 2016. For four years, with straight faces, mainstream television news […]
When Tyranny Becomes Law, Rebellion Becomes Duty
“If people let government decide which foods they eat and medicines they take, their bodies will soon be in as sorry a state as are the souls of those who live under tyranny.” – Thomas Jefferson “We should consider the benefits and the risks of vaccination. Unfortunately, our public health officials haven’t gotten to that […]
PODCAST: Is the Biden Administration Coming After Your Air Conditioner?
GUESTS AND TOPICS: MICHAEL BUSLER, PH.D. Michael Busler, Ph.D. is a public policy analyst and a Professor of Finance at Stockton University where he teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in Finance and Economics. He has written Op-ed columns in major newspapers for more than 35 years. His op-ed columns appear in Townhall, Newsmax. You can […]
President Biden and Public Scandal
Fr. Gerald E. Murray on Biden and abortion: He needs to be told that his objectively sinful behavior constitutes a culpable offense for which he needs to seek pardon after repenting. Should President Joseph Biden be admitted to Holy Communion when he attends Mass? The simple answer is, “No,” owing to his public and unwavering support […]
Regulatory Capture, Teacher Unions, and CDC Abuse
In his seminal article in 1971 on the economic theory of regulation, the Nobel Laureate George Stigler of the University of Chicago argued that government agencies were often “captured” by the industries they were designed to regulate. Before Stigler, the common view was that noble regulators worked assiduously to correct “market failures” with regulation, in order to […]
Dr. Anthony S. Fauci: America’s Angel of Death
“That one may smile, and smile, and be a villain.” –Hamlet, Act 1, Scene 5 Hollywood celebrities recently honored Dr. Fauci with an award for “courage” during a virtual gala for the AIDS Foundation. The glitterati heaped praises on the doctor, best summed up by actor Morgan Freeman who thanked him “for all of his efforts […]
WATCH: Hero DeSantis Pardons Couple Arrested For Keeping Gym Open, Then Pardons Anyone Arrested For Not Masking Or Social Distancing
Once again, Governor DeSantis is the best governor in the nation. DeSantis has not subscribed (despite enormous pressure) to the pandemic policies of the Left. Policies that have devastated New York, New Jersey, Michigan, and California. Today, Florida is open, free, prosperous, and safe. That is why millions of Americans are moving to the Sunshine […]
Swedish Hospital Bans Puberty Blockers, Cross-Sex Hormones for Gender Dysphoric Youths Under 16. We Should, Too.
Sweden, arguably one of the most politically and socially liberal countries in the world, has nonetheless taken a giant step toward protecting gender dysphoric minors and their mental, emotional, and physical well-being. The Society for Evidence Based Gender Medicine reported on Wednesday that the Astrid Lindgren’s Children’s Hospital—an arm of the one of the most renowned hospitals in Sweden, the Karolinska […]
Thanks To Covid Stimulus, Employers Can’t Find Workers. Montana’s Governor Is Having None Of It
Montana governor Greg Gianforte has had enough of President Joe Biden’s covid relief bills. Instead of paying people to stay unemployed, he’s giving them a bonus for finding work. After scrapping what he called the “impractical government mandates” imposed by former governor Steve Bullock in 2020, businesses in his state were still struggling. We got […]
THE COVID JAB: A Genocidal Weapon of Mass Destruction
“What connects two thousand years of genocide? Too much power in too few hands.” – Simon Wiesenthal “The more it (vaccination) is supported by public authorities, the more will its dangers and disadvantages be concealed or denied.” ― M. Beddow Bayly, British physician “The duty of the survivor is to bear testimony to what happened […]
It is Not Socialism, It is a Right
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, that to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.” […]
After the 1918 Flue Epidemic, How Long Did People Have Immunity?
Question of the Day at Just Facts Daily: After World War I, there was a worldwide flu epidemic that killed millions. For those that survived, how long did they maintain immunity? What is your best guess? One year, ten years, a hundred years? The correct answer is about 100 years. The following information is from […]
Niall Ferguson: How Ike’s 1950s America Beat The ‘Asian Flu’ With Science & Common Sense
This essay is adapted from Mr. Ferguson’s new book, “Doom: The Politics of Catastrophe,” which will be published by Penguin Press on May 4. He is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University. In 1957, the U.S. rose to the challenge of the ‘Asian flu’ with stoicism and a high tolerance for risk, offering […]
New Study Reveals That Stay-at-Home Orders Backfired. Here’s Why
US households had the highest COVID-19 transmission rates, a new economic analysis says. Here’s why. Last summer, NBC News reported that New York state health officials were stunned by the number of hospitalized patients who said they had contracted COVID-19 while staying at home. The data, collected from 113 hospitals who surveyed patients over a three-day span, […]
The Anti-Lockdown Movement Is Large and Growing
Feeling outgunned, outnumbered, overpowered, smothered, and censored? Many people who oppose Covid lockdowns and all their associated restrictions feel this way. It’s hard not to. You can hardly post on social media without triggering warnings, corrections, and sometimes outright blocks. Bans are part of the mix too, the complete deplatforming of people merely because they want their […]
BRILLIANT: Florida will fine any business or school $5,000 each time it requires a ‘vaccine passport’ or proof of COVID-19 vaccination
Awesome governor. Imagine what America would be like if every state were governed like Florida. #DeSantis2024. I was proud to sign landmark legislation & 2 executive orders to protect individual liberties. SB 2006:✔️Bans Vaccine Passports✔️Prohibits Indefinite Lockdowns✔️Ends Local Restrictions on Small Businesses ✔️Bolsters Emergency Preparedness for Future Public Health Emergencies pic.twitter.com/R2YpxZJd8i — Ron DeSantis (@GovRonDeSantis) […]
VIDEO: Florida Governor Ron DeSantis STOPS Covid Restrictions
There are not enough superlatives to describe the performance of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. DeSantis has rejected (despite enormous pressure) the lockdown policies of the Left. Today, Florida is prosperous, safe, and free. This is why millions of Americans are flocking to the Sunshine State. If President Trump decides that he is not going […]
DEMOCRAT CHILD ABUSE: White House Balks At Reopening Schools
COVID presents no threat to children. There hasn’t been one case of a child giving COVID to a teacher. COVID is the club which Democrats mean to beat us down, into submission. Once the children are under their complete, insane control, the rest is child’s play. Anita Dunn, an adviser to the President, says that […]
Economist: Lockdowns ‘Greatest Peacetime Policy Failure’ in Canada’s History
Canadian economist Douglas Ward Allen recently ran a cost-benefit analysis of lockdowns. The trade-off hardly seems worth it. Earlier this month, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the top infectious disease official in the United States, struggled to explain why COVID cases and deaths in Texas were continuing to fall even though the Lone Star State had lifted the […]
Ditch Abortion-Funding Disney Parks For Kentucky Kingdom Vacation
The Walt Disney Company (1.67) is known for their branded amusement parks and resorts (1.83), which typically draw millions of families each year. Unfortunately, they’re also known for being a top supporter of Planned Parenthood, the largest abortion provider in the United States – literally, the largest killer of family members. OpenSecrets.org listed Disney as Planned Parenthood’s 17th […]
Unaccompanied Alien Children Taking Spaces from American Kids in Foster Care
But, at least in some states Republican governors are saying NO! “I do not want our kids harmed as the result of President Biden’s bad policies.” – Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts One Republican Governor who apparently doesn’t mind helping Biden out of the border crisis mess is never-Trumper and Jeb Bush pal Republican Governor Larry […]
The Pandemic Changes They Are Denying
While preparing for my vacation I went to the shelves where the unread books are kept. I dug through the books to pick out the ones that would be best suited for the trip. I came across the book Pale Rider by Laura Spinney which is about the Spanish Flu of 1918. I thought that […]
Humanizing the Victims of Abortion
One of the great blessings of the United States is that written into our national birth certificate, the Declaration of Independence, is the acknowledgement that we are endowed by our Creator with the right to life. But the right to life is under assault today through the widespread practice of abortion—and has been for decades. […]
The Worst COVID Tyrant You’ve Never Heard Of
How Phoenix Mayor “Queen Kate” Gallego mismanaged (and exploited) the COVID-19 pandemic. As normal life returns and Americans look back at the past year with clear eyes, it’s almost difficult to believe the actions that some local officials took to undermine their constituents’ recovery efforts. Bill de Blasio at the gym. Muriel Bowser at a […]