New Zealand Joins the International Crackdown on COVID Mandate Protests
Disagreement over pandemic policy accelerates the slide toward authoritarianism in another country.
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The Stossel State of the Union
"If I do my job right, you should barely know I'm here."
If COVID-19 Is Over for Congress, It Should Be Over for School Children Too
Attendees at Biden's State of the Union speech were almost entirely unmasked.
The CDC's Explanation for Its Reversal on School Mask Mandates Is Transparently Dishonest
The agency emphasizes that children face a very low risk from COVID-19, which it has known all along.
SNL to Liberals: It's OK To Question Nonsensical Mask Mandates
Mocking COVID public health theater is finally going mainstream.
The CDC Says Most Americans Can Take Their Masks Off
CDC Director Rochelle Walensky stressed that people could continue to wear masks if they wanted to.
The Government's Coronavirus Response Was a Complete Failure. Who Will Be Held Accountable?
From the CDC to the FDA, there are too many missteps to list.
Flight Attendant Unions Want Passengers To Wear Masks Forever
The unions' support for hygiene theater is of a piece with their support for security theater.
What Ukraine and Joe Rogan Have in Common
Also, Democrats show they can read the polls on mask mandates.
There Is Little Evidence That Mask Mandates Had an Important Impact During the Omicron Surge
Case trends in states with mandates were very similar to case trends in states without them.
Coachella Drops All COVID-19 Restrictions
For the first time in two years, Coachella will return. Festival attendees will be able to enjoy themselves without having to abide by nonsensical mandates.
The War on COVID Has Become a Quagmire. Americans Need an Exit Strategy.
Like the war on drugs and the war on terror before it, the war on COVID is a futile, deeply destructive campaign, and Americans want out.
The Midterms Will End the Pandemic
Seven out of 10 Americans say "it's time we accept COVID is here to stay and we just need to get on with our lives." Politicians are taking notice.
Biden Calls Ending Mask Mandates 'Premature' but Can't Say When It Won't Be
The president is waiting until children, who have always faced an infinitesimal risk from COVID-19, are "more protected."
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser Ending Vaccine Requirement, Mask Mandate—But Not for School Kids
"The District’s indoor mask requirements will be dialed back on March 1, 2022," said Bowser.
Remy: It's Magic (Mask Hypocrisy Parody)
Some lawmakers should try double-masking their hypocrisy.
The CDC Stands Firm on 'Universal Masking' in Schools as Blue States Abandon That Policy
Rochelle Walensky says "now is not the moment" to stop forcing masks on children. Democratic politicians increasingly disagree.
California Citizens Get State's Blessing To Start Unmasking Soon
But not so fast, Angelenos. No return to normal for you.
That Study of Face Masks Does Not Show What the CDC Claims
The agency further undermines its credibility by desperately trying to back up conclusions it has already reached.
Lifting the Mask Mandate for Air Travel Would Do a Lot More To Cut Down on Unruly Passengers Than an Expanded No-Fly List
Delta CEO Ed Bastian asked U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland to create a special no-fly list for passengers convicted of creating onboard disruptions.
Why Is Stacey Abrams the Only Unmasked Person in This Photo?
The children have less to fear from COVID-19 than she does.
L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti Says His Mask Mandate Violation Was OK Because He Held His Breath
If California politicians think the mask mandate is stupid, they should lead the charge to get rid of it.
The CDC's Insistence on 'Universal Masking' in Schools Looks Less Scientific Every Day
That recommendation, which never had a firm basis, is even harder to justify in the current context.
Rand Paul, Thomas Massie Dine at Restaurant Shut Down for Ignoring COVID-19 Mandates
"My servers are not lesser people," said owner Eric Flannery. "They don't need to be masked. They don't carry disease."
Why Can't the CDC Admit There Is No Solid Evidence To Support 'Universal Masking' in Schools?
Supporters of that policy assume it works, then desperately search for evidence to validate that conviction.
New York State Supreme Court Judge Strikes Down Statewide Mask Mandate
The New York State Supreme Court ruled that Governor Hochul and the health commissioner did not have the authority to mandate a masking requirement
Why Are Vaccinated Americans Still Worrying About COVID?
Maybe it's because pandemic policies are forcing them to continue being anxious.
L.A. Schools Will Require Non-Cloth Masks (Even for Sports) and Vaccination Next Year
School choice is the best alternative for parents who are reasonably frustrated with this insanity.
How Many Supreme Court Justices Must Deny NPR's Reporting Before Media Outlets Believe Them?
John Roberts, Neil Gorsuch, and Sonia Sotomayor have all denied Nina Totenberg's story about a SCOTUS dispute over masking.
Florida's COVID Policies Defied the Media's Narrative
Ron DeSantis killed people because Florida didn't impose tougher rules, we're told. But it's not true.
The CDC Is Finally Acknowledging That N95 Respirators Work Better Than Cloth Masks
Why did it take so long?
The Government Hoarded 750 Million N95 Masks While Telling You To Wear One
And now that the omicron variant is in retreat, everyone gets them for free. Great timing, guys.
Citing Debunked CDC Research, Virginia School Districts Vow To Defy Youngkin on Mask Mandates
The science isn't actually on school districts' side.
Democrats Want To Mail 3 N95 Masks to Every American
Plus: Civil war fantasies, a challenge to California's ban on felons becoming EMTs, and more...
If It's Really a 'Pandemic of the Unvaccinated,' Mr. President, Why Is My Vaccinated 6-Year-Old Wearing a Mask?
I regret to inform you that Joe Biden has made another COVID speech.
Facebook Said My Article Was 'False Information.' Now the Fact-Checkers Admit They Were Wrong.
While this is a problem, it's not one that scrapping Section 230 would solve.
Do Kids Really Need To Wear Masks at School?
“We essentially reorganized our society around the control of a single infectious disease, when in fact, health is plural," says Stanford professor of health policy Jay Bhattacharya.
The CDC Director's Slippery Response to Criticism of School Mask Mandates Further Undermines Her Agency's Credibility
Rochelle Walensky willfully ignores the weaknesses of a study she repeatedly cited to justify "universal masking" of students.
CNN's Leana Wen: 'Cloth Masks Are Little More Than Facial Decorations'
Maybe we don't need to wear them?
D.C. Ends Brief Experiment With Letting People Make Their Own Choices About Masks
On Monday, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced that the city would be reimposing a mask mandate for all indoor public spaces in the District of Columbia.
The Study That Convinced the CDC To Support Mask Mandates in Schools Is Junk Science
Plus: Julian Assange faces extradition, the GOP is paying Donald Trump's legal expenses, and more...
The FDA Still Hasn't Approved 2 New Drugs That Could Help End the Pandemic
Bureaucratic foot-dragging is costing lives.
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis: No More Mask Mandates Because 'the Emergency Is Over'
"Public health [officials] don't get to people what to wear; that's just not their job," Polis told a Colorado public radio station.
As Other Big Cities Tighten Mask and Vaccine Mandates, D.C. Becomes a Surprising Island of Relative Sanity
The nation's capital has perhaps the least intrusive pandemic policies of any big, blue American city.
5th Circuit Temporarily Restores Greg Abbott's Ban on School Mask Mandates
The appeals court is skeptical of the claim that the Texas governor's order illegally discriminates against people with disabilities.