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Is Putin the New Coronavirus?

by Ron Paul via Ron Paul Institute President Biden’s “maskless” State of the Union signifies the near-end of the COVID tyranny we have lived under for the past two years. Fortunately for Congress, the President, and the Federal Reserve, the Ukraine-Russia conflict is replacing COVID as a ready-made excuse for their failures and a justification […]

The Glorious Flop of New Zealand Virus Control

by Ian Miller via Brownstone Institute An infuriatingly consistent aspect of the mainstream media’s COVID coverage was their determination to prematurely credit a country with a wildly successful set of policy interventions.  While there has been no track record of universally accurate predictions or expectations, the desire to claim victory as far back as spring […]

Cancel the Mandates, Leave the Workers Alone

by Gilbert Berdine, MD, via Mises.org President Joe Biden recently extended the US national emergency for covid-19. A confrontation between truckers protesting Canadian covid mandates and the government in Ottawa has turned ugly. The debate over covid mandates has turned toward authoritarian tactics rather than the merits of the mandates. Irrespective of the debate on the […]

On Skepticism of Covid-19 Vaccines

by Donald J. Boudreaux via AIER Tennis star Novak Djokovic famously (or, depending on your perspective, infamously) refused to get vaccinated against Covid-19 as a condition for entering Australia to play in the Australian Open. Djokovic’s refusal prompted National Review’s Kevin Williamson and Charles Cooke to engage each other in an online debate over the […]

Is the Crack-up Boom Here

by Ron Paul via Ron Paul Institute Bloomberg News recently solicited advice from Argentinians who lived through that country’s high inflation on how Americans should cope with rising inflation. The Argentinians suggested Americans spend their paychecks as fast as possible to avoid future price increases. They also suggested taking out loans that can be paid […]

How China Controls Your COVID Life

Analysis by Dr. Joseph Mercola STORY-AT-A-GLANCE The kind of society the technocratic elites are pushing us all toward is one that emulates China’s authoritarian rule, where total submission to government is the only option if you want to live There’s evidence suggesting the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is behind the unscientific denial of the SARS-CoV-2 […]

Reduce Expectations of Government

by Ron Paul via Ron Paul Institute Inflation was an unwelcome guest at this year’s Thanksgiving gatherings. According to the Farm Bureau, a traditional Thanksgiving meal cost 14 percent more in 2021 than the same meal cost in 2020. Many families went without certain Thanksgiving favorites — or limited their guests — to reduce costs […]

Israel vs Sweden: COVID-19 Comparison Update

Good news. Covid-19 cases in Israel appeared to have peaked around September 14, 2021, and the number of cases and deaths are dropping significantly. However, the contrast between the Israeli and Swedish data is still remarkable. Both countries are similarly vaccinated and have high urban densities, but the Israeli government has pursued, and continues to […]