- Jeffrey Singer and Trevor Burrus on the misguided history of government regulation of addictive drugs.
- “The FBI set up a command post ahead of the 2020 election to send election-related posts to Twitter and other platforms for possible action. A similar group flagged posts on the day of the 2022 midterms…”
- Scott Atlas: Twitter Censorship Contributed to Destructive Pandemic Policies and Is Criminal.
- New documents reveal how the United States government used a secret Twitter portal to censor COVID-19 content that contradicted the government’s narrative.
- A libertarian Medical Oath.
Category: Monday Links
Monday Links
- Balwani and Holmes are off to prison; but medical research has a long history of unethical practices.
- Does ChatGPT have political biases? Yes.
- What conservatives want from Kevin McCarthy if he is to be the Speaker.
- England’s chief medical officer says the nation faces a rising death toll from heart disease and cancer cases – the knock-on effects of dealing with Covid, which saw thousands of routine treatments and appointments delayed.
- Karol Sakora, a prominent British oncologist, warns that “lockdowns and associated choices had an unforgivable impact on cancer patients with an immeasurable amount of suffering as a result.”
- The Incidental Economist discovers Health Care Sharing Ministries. Not mentioned: if a plan is not working, people can always switch to a plan in the (Obamacare) exchanges – which become the ultimate risk pool.
Monday Links
- Is attractiveness discrimination being ignored?
- Study: was lead poisoning the cause of dysfunctional behavior in the 1960s, including crime? No
- Most Americans are ignoring MyPlate, the substitute for the Food Pyramid that was introduced by Michelle Obama. That’s probably a good thing since following the advice from MyPlate is likely to make you fatter.
- In 2021, more than 10,000 adults took advantage of CAnada’s permissive euthanasia law to end their lives. That’s more than 3% of all deaths. (NYT)
- For $579, you can have your own drone. Cameras enable spying on your neighbors. Smart bombs are extra.
Monday Links
- Elon Musk threatens to release damning information on Twitter’s internal discussions about the decision to censor the Hunter Biden lap top story.
- Fauci leaves with no apologies. Here is why apologies are needed.
- Scott Atlas: Drs. Anthony Fauci and Deborah Birx, as well as academics who supported lockdown measures, have left behind a harmful legacy that Americans are still grappling with today.
- New Biden regulations threaten to turn Medicaid into “Welfare for All”.
- Which is better: Medicare or Medicare Advantage? NYT gives a biased view.