Tag: COVID-19

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^{Wesley J. Smith
August 31, 2021
COVID-19}

Questioning Vaccine Mandates

_{Wesley J. Smith
August 31, 2021
COVID-19}

If a free society is to remain worthy of the name, persuasion—not coercion—must be the watchword. Because if COVID becomes the excuse for government and Big Business to exert such extreme control, even greater intrusions on civil liberties will surely follow. Once power is grabbed, the grabbers rarely let go. Read More ›

^{Wesley J. Smith
August 9, 2021
Health Care}

The Case Against Naming Ezekiel Emanuel to Lead the FDA

_{Wesley J. Smith
August 9, 2021
Health Care}

If you think Dr. Anthony Fauci is a controversial figure in the fight against COVID-19, you may not have seen anything yet. Politico—the Democrats’ favorite publication for leaking their future plans—just reported that President Joe Biden is seriously considering nominating bioethicist Ezekiel Emanuel to lead the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Read More ›

^{Wesley J. Smith
August 5, 2021
COVID-19}

No, a Vaccine Mandate Is Not Like Requiring Seat Belts

_{Wesley J. Smith
August 5, 2021
COVID-19}

Mainstream bioethics thinking is growing increasingly authoritarian. Princeton’s notorious utilitarian philosopher Peter Singer now joins Ezekiel “Mandate” Emanuel in an internationally syndicated column urging that everyone be legally required to take the COVID jab. Read More ›

^{Wesley J. Smith
July 29, 2021
Bioethics}

It’s Not Just COVID: China’s Dubious Scientific Ethics

_{Wesley J. Smith
July 29, 2021
Bioethics}

China has become the world capital of ethically dubious scientific research. Perhaps even that is too tactful. More accurately stated, China is the land where science ethics go to die. Read More ›

^{Wesley J. Smith
July 14, 2021
Conscience}

Ezekiel ‘Mandate’ Emanuel Strikes Again

_{Wesley J. Smith
July 14, 2021
Conscience}

If Ezekiel Emanuel thinks it is wise policy, the country’s preeminent bioethicist generally wants to mandate it. For example, he repeatedly called for mandatory national shutdowns. He has urged that all children be forced to have a flu shot every year. He also advocated that different levels of government impose vaccine mandates. He also believes that doctors should be required to perform abortions when asked, or find an abortionist for the patient if they have a conscientious objection. “Mandate” should be Emanuel’s middle name. Read More ›

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^{Wesley J. Smith
June 24, 2021
Human Exceptionalism}

The Perils of Declaring Racism a ‘Public Health Emergency’

_{Wesley J. Smith
June 24, 2021
Human Exceptionalism}

With COVID-19 apparently on the wane, the technocrats who eagerly seized upon the pandemic to justify hobbling American liberty now advocate declaring racism a “public health emergency.” Read More ›

^{Wesley J. Smith
May 11, 2021
COVID-19}

CDC Misleads: Calls .01 Percent Chance of Infection, ‘Less Than 10 Percent’

_{Wesley J. Smith
May 11, 2021
COVID-19}

The CDC has published a technically true — but profoundly misleading — statistic about the chance of outdoor infection. Read More ›

^{Wesley J. Smith
May 10, 2021
COVID-19}

Stealing Vaccine Patents Would Be a Big Mistake

_{Wesley J. Smith
May 10, 2021
COVID-19}

Patent protection is crucial to the free-market system and essential to continuing medical innovation. Whatever immediate benefit might be derived by stealing the vaccine would ultimately be more than offset by the new drugs never brought to market and vaccines not invented. Read More ›

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^{Wesley J. Smith
April 15, 2021
Human Rights}

Ezekiel Emanuel Pushes National Vaccine Mandate

_{Wesley J. Smith
April 15, 2021
Human Rights}

Ever the autocrat, Obamacare architect and Biden health-care adviser Ezekiel Emanuel has co-authored a call in the New York Times for vaccine mandates. Read More ›

World Health Organization sign and symbol.

^{Wesley J. Smith
April 13, 2021
Human Flourishing}

WHO Promotes ‘World One Health’ Globalization Treaty

_{Wesley J. Smith
April 13, 2021
Human Flourishing}

The World Health Organization has failed miserably in the COVID crisis — covering for China’s blatant misfeasance and badly muddling public-health communication. So, of course, it wants more power. The WHO wants us to prepare for future pandemics with a “One Health” international treaty that would foster globalized government. From the WHO press release pushing for “an all of government, all of society approach” to pandemic prevention. Read More ›