Conservatives have been quick to laud Netflix as a supporter of freedom of expression ever since the company defended Dave Chapelle’s recent stand-up special, The Closer. But don’t be fooled, binge-watchers: the streaming giant still wishes you ill. In the…
“Everyone’s gone crazy,” said the mom standing next to me taking homecoming pictures of our kids. “I don’t know of it’s COVID, or anger at their home situation…” “Maybe it’s their time of social isolation,” I put in. “Maybe,” she…
A coercive vaccine mandate came into effect in Italy on Friday, prompting nationwide protests and acts of civil disobedience. The policy requires all Italian workers to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19, provide proof of a recent recovery, or receive several…
The World Health Organization announced Wednesday that it has approved the first malaria vaccine. The disease, which is spread by mosquitoes and mostly affects people in sub-Saharan Africa, is one of the world’s deadliest. According to the Institute for Health…
“You can catch more flies with honey than vinegar” goes the old saying. But when it comes to getting Americans to take the COVID vaccine, our federal government is all vinegar — no honey. The COVID vaccines could well be…
Many aspects of the COVID pandemic have been politicized, not least among them vaccines and specifically the issue of coercion. I know. Where I live some major municipalities including mine are requiring vaccine cards for everything from gyms to grocery…
According to the Chronicle of Higher Education, more than 680 U.S. public and private colleges require students to get a coronavirus vaccine. This is a non-negotiable mandate for students to maintain enrollment status. The vaccination edicts come even as the…
I’ve written at length about the bizarre lack of acknowledgment of COVID survivors who possess natural immunity. They should be recognized if not thanked as the indispensable contributors to the herd immunity once so desired in America. Instead, the nation’s…
There’s a bit of a debate among conservatives (not to mention revivalists, which, as yesterday’s column in this space noted, is a preferable group to be in) as to vaccines where COVID-19 is concerned. It appears there is something of…
