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Defund the CDC

Published June 26, 2020

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After the COVID-19 pandemic is behind us, we should seriously consider replacing the CDC with an agency focused exclusively on infectious diseases.
Sports and COVID Risk

Published June 18, 2020

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Sports across the world are beginning restarts. Is this worth the risk?
The WHO Follies, Redux

Published June 12, 2020

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The World Health Organization this week showed once again why the motto on its official seal should be, Aperto Ore, Pede Inserta, or in English: Open Mouth, Insert Foot.
Tragedies of Our Time: Pandemic, Planning, and Racial Politics

Published June 9, 2020

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People are being forced back into a new tribalism and a new racial and ethnic collectivism in the public arena due to the renewed insistence on “group-think” that is reinforced by a variety of government policies.
Fear: The Best Tool of the Ruling Class

Published June 8, 2020

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Fear is a valuable, basic human emotion which functions as a self-preservation instinct. The ruling class is using fear as a tool to control the masses.
Government Is Awful at Insurance – and Certainly Shouldn’t Be Rewriting Policies

Published May 30, 2020

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You don’t want government anywhere near any insurance policies you purchase.
Where’s the “Science” That Governor Newsom Continues to Preach?

Published May 28, 2020

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California Governor Gavin Newsom needs to show actual science if he continues to shut down California's economy.
Did the Lockdown Save Lives?

Published May 27, 2020

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Whether school closings and stay-at-home orders slow an outbreak is an important and really challenging research question. This question must be answered before we compare economic costs and health benefits.
Be Not Afraid

Published May 26, 2020

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It is common knowledge and well-established scientifically that fear degrades the immune system. Coronavirus is making this evident.
Nurses As Super Heroes

Published May 20, 2020

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National Nurses Week begins each year on May 6th and ends on Florence Nightingale’s birthday, May 12th.
The Pandemic vs. the Shutdown: What’s the Worst That Could Happen?

Published May 20, 2020

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The long-term economic effects of the COVID-19 shutdown will be felt for years to come.
Failures of an Influential COVID-19 Model Used to Justify Lockdowns

Published May 19, 2020

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Professor Neil Ferguson, who led the COVID-19 modeling team at Imperial College in London, resigned May 5 from his government advisory role after breaking the very same British lockdown rules that he had a role in influencing.
Did We Give Informed Consent?

Published May 15, 2020

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That two weeks or two months of lockdown would prevent the feared deaths from ever occurring was a false hope.
Global Corruption and the Pandemic: Never Let a Good Crisis Go to Waste

Published May 14, 2020

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As the philosopher Rahm Emanuel once said, "Never let a good crisis go to waste."
Public Health Agencies Care More About Controlling You Than Prepping for Pandemics

Published May 13, 2020

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What were public health officials at every level of government doing last year? Were they preparing for a pandemic? Or were they using their office to meddle with your lifestyle choices?
The Coronavirus and the Attack on Liberty and Privacy

Published May 13, 2020

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Efforts to get us to accept and even support more of this government intrusion and data mining into our private affairs is one of the great dangers facing us in the coronavirus crisis.
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Experts React to IL Gov. Pritzker’s Shifting Goalposts to Lift State-wide Lockdown

Published May 11, 2020

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‘Pritzker’s behavior is not just cautious, nor simply callous in the extreme. It is tyrannical.’
Covid Confusion

Published May 11, 2020

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Fudged figures and muddled modules highlight the COVID-19 pandemic.
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Applauds Senate Bill That Would Create Health Share Plans

Published May 7, 2020

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‘With the gig economy taking flight, future generations need flexible, affordable, coverage and this bill is a step in the right direction.’
Covid-19: What Will Happen If We Re-Open for Business?

Published May 7, 2020

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The idea of “flattening the curve” was to prevent hospitals from being overwhelmed. It was a delaying tactic, with no prospect of ending the disease.
Challenges and a Coronavirus Vaccine

Published May 6, 2020

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President Trump recently announced “Operation Warp Speed,” a plan for a novel coronavirus vaccine by the end of 2020.
Nicotine Policy Should Not Be Exempt From Science

Published May 5, 2020

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There seems to be an inclination among policy-makers that adherence to evidence-based policy-making is a luxury we can only afford when not in a crisis.
Alphabet Unit Experiment Shows Promise in Reducing Disease Bearing Mosquitos

Published May 4, 2020

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A project operated by Verily Life Sciences to wipe out mosquitos that spread diseases including dengue fever, malaria, West Nile virus, and Zika among others, is having success in tests at three sites in California.
Markets and Medicines

Published May 1, 2020

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Would you try an unproven drug to treat COVID-19? Is it your right?

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