Health Care
Focusing on creating and pushing legislation that secures a free, competitive health care market for North Carolinians.
NCGA to consider health provider and insurance reforms
My last blog post described what I believe are two bad pieces of health care policy that were introduced recently in the North Carolina General Assembly. The blog detailed two…
Challenging Fauci’s assessment of science’s proper role
Charles Cooke of National Review Online explains why Dr. Anthony Fauci has the wrong idea about science’s role in the public process. Dr. Fauci says that the FDA’s decision to…
Big Tech’s self-interested motive in censoring science
Joy Pullmann of the Federalist sees a clear motive for Big Tech companies to censor scientific evidence that contradicts the prevailing public narrative. On Monday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and…
National Review says Fauci has ‘worn out his welcome’
Editors at National Review Online have had enough of the face of federal government’s response to COVID-19. More than a year ago, Americans welcomed Anthony Fauci into their homes as…
New Carolina Journal Online features
David Bass reports for Carolina Journal Online about N.C. school closings’ toll on students’ mental health. John Hood’s CJ Opinion explains that bigger government isn’t the answer to any of…
Cooper’s reckless budget, Part 2: A closer look at appropriations
The largest increase in Cooper's proposed state appropriations would be for employee salaries and benefits. Cooper's proposal does not provide price tags for Leandro or Medicaid expansion. Cooper would also…
The problem with eliminating profit in health care
Casey Mulligan explains at National Review Online why some left-wing health care ideas would have serious negative consequences. For the past five years or so, Democrats led by Senator Bernie…
Of vaccines, herd immunity, and media concerns
Incidentally, should one-fifth of North Carolinians exercise their freedom of choice (see note below) and choose not to take a Covid vaccine, it would pose no threat to our society.
The political definition of joy gets weirder
Given this understanding, Gov. Roy Cooper's remarks at his press briefing April 6 were all the more bizarre.
Exposing a COVID-19 ‘obesity trap’
Jack Butler writes at National Review Online about an unhealthy side effect of the coronavirus pandemic. … [T]wo aspects of the coronavirus era have become clearer. Both of them concern…
Masks: ‘What we are breathing through our mouth and nose is actually hazardous waste’
"Top German scientists have found that wearing certain types of face masks for long periods of time could result in potentially hazardous chemicals and harmful microplastics being inhaled deep into…
COVID-19 raises questions about science, politics, and truth
Scott Atlas explores disturbing issues linked to the COVID-19 pandemic for the latest issue of Hillsdale College’s Imprimis. The COVID pandemic has been a tragedy, no doubt. But it has…