Health Care

Over the most current year of available data, more than 110,000 people in the U.S. died of drug overdoses, a rate of 33 per 100,000 population.

Perhaps the most frustrating aspect of all of the destruction wrought by ill-conceived lockdowns and pointless school closures is the fact that this was completely avoidable.

The American people are obviously skeptical about receiving yet another COVID-19 booster, which makes sense given the doublespeak, disturbing side effects, and lack of efficacy regarding the vaccine and boosters over the past few years.

As new variants of the coronavirus arise, and lockdowns and school closures loom over us like corrupt nightmares from the past, Americans ought to call their state representatives and senators and demand they sponsor or act on such legislation.

Is the left building the case for another round of school shutdowns? As children throughout the country head back to classrooms, mothers and fathers are correct in worrying that they might again be forced to restructure their lives amid renewed talk of school shutdowns.

Unfortunately, the writing on the wall leads me to believe that we are on the verge of a misguided overreaction to a slow uptick in COVID-19 cases.

There has been a wave of stories coming out sounding the alarm on yet another dreaded COVID variant.

“It’s a tragic story, but suicide isn’t the answer. And government authorities certainly shouldn’t be normalizing and encouraging suicide as the answer to problems.”

Join us at noon CT on Thursday, June 22 as The Heartland Institute’s Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, and Chris Talgo present episode 403 of the In The Tank Podcast. The ITT crew looks into Mandy Cohen – the former North Carolina Health Secretary who was recently selected by President Joe Biden to lead […]

In the 1970s, various eating disorders were the rage. But they were treated as physical disorders and serious mental health problems. Today, bulimia and anorexia are passé and have been replaced by gender dysphoria, which is being used as a political cudgel by many with a nefarious agenda.

Acting in a world of ignorance and discovery inevitably produces decisions later appearing cringeworthy. Mistakes made in ignorance are forgivable only if experts acknowledge their ignorance and learn humility.

Economics recognizes scarcity and the ensuing tradeoffs as unavoidable. Choices must be made even when facing terrible tradeoffs.

Contrary to predictions that Covid vaccines could reverse the carnage of 2020, U.S. life expectancy fell again in 2021. Using blatantly false claims, the New York Times tries to pin the blame on white people refusing to vaccinate and mask.

The FDA is reverting to its normal, bureaucratic, foot-dragging ways. Americans should not have to die or suffer from bureaucratic delays.

The FDA recently authorized Covid-19 vaccines for children as young as six months, despite the supporting evidence violating safety standards from earlier FDA publications.

The CDC knowingly pushed false information about the COVID-19 being transmittable by air.

The CDC was among the last reeds the Biden regime and deep blue states like Illinois were hanging on to continue to control our lives. That’s gone now.

With one exception, every gold standard study of masks in community settings has failed to find that they slow the spread of contagious respiratory diseases. The one exception is no different, when one takes a deeper look.

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emmanuel famously opined, “Never let a crisis go to waste.” Many politicians have taken this to heart during the pandemic.

In short, the strongest available evidence shows no indication that the mRNA Covid vaccines save more lives than they take. However, the benefits and risks of the vaccines can vary greatly for each individual.

Some of the most powerful proponents of masking continue to spread destructive fictions and withhold genuine facts from people.

Should the government compel the harvesting of organs from the deceased? I think that paying donors provides a great solution to the shortage.

The Heartlander, Winter 2022

Major issues remain to be resolved with respect to the Chevron doctrine and agency power and the question of what police power, if any, the federal government has.