Category: masks

Steve Deace on ‘Faucian Bargain’: Second Opinions About COVID-19 Denied to Americans

Americans are being denied access to key information about COVID-19 by unelected bureaucrats who seek to expand government power and control, warned talk show host and author Steve Deace, whose new book “Faucian Bargain” recently topped Amazon’s bestsellers list. “The two main objectives of our health care system—informed consent and second opinions—were denied to us…


Sen. Paul: White House Mask ‘Theater’ Is ‘Discouraging People’ From Getting Vaccinated

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said federal government officials’ insistence on wearing masks in public appearances has discouraged people from getting the COVID-19 vaccine, suggesting that it’s not necessary for fully vaccinated individuals to keep wearing masks around in public. Describing the move as “theater,” Paul said that it would harm efforts to get people vaccinated…


Sen. Paul: White House Mask ‘Theater’ Is ‘Discouraging People’ From Getting Vaccine

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said federal government officials’ insistence on wearing masks in public appearances has discouraged people from getting the COVID-19 vaccine, suggesting that it’s not necessary for fully vaccinated individuals to keep wearing masks around in public. Describing the move as “theater,” Paul said it would harm efforts to get people vaccinated if…


Members of Congress Question Why CDC Recommends Masks for Children as Young as 2

A bicameral group of legislators is questioning why the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends children as young as 2 wear masks. The CDC first recommended that children aged 2 years or older wear masks in March 2020, advice that many states based their masking rules on. In January, President Joe Biden signed…


CDC ‘Looking At’ Whether Masks Are Still Needed Outdoors

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is “looking at” whether people should continue to wear masks outdoors amid the pandemic. “This is a question that we’re looking at,” CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said on the “Today” show when asked about the matter. “One of the things I think that’s really important to understand…


Mask Mandates for Children Mostly Harmful: Professor of Medicine

Requiring children wear masks does more harm than good, Dr. Jay Bhattacharya told The Epoch Times. Bhattacharya advised Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis not to make children don face coverings. Bhattacharya is a professor of medicine at Stanford University. He’s a health economist by training. “I think about things from a cost-benefit point of view, you have…


Ted Cruz Done With Face Masks After Being Fully Vaccinated Against COVID-19

Sen. Ted Cruz will no longer wear a face mask as he walks the U.S. Capitol and goes to the Senate floor after being fully vaccinated against COVID-19.


Florida Education Chief: Masks Should Be Optional Next School Year

Florida Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran is asking public school districts across the state to drop mask mandates for the upcoming school year, saying that it has no impact whether or not students and teachers wear masks on campus. “We ask that districts, which currently are implementing a mandated face-covering policy, revise their policy to be…


Will We Accept Collectivism as the New Normal?

Commentary We have entered a brave new world, the kind that Aldous Huxley warned about, where critical policy and new laws are announced without warning by press release. Our federal Parliament and our provincial legislatures have abdicated their responsibility for making laws and shaping government policies to unelected, unaccountable, appointed “experts.” In just one year,…


Mask Disagreement Stops Huntington Beach Council From Resuming In-Person Meetings

Huntington Beach city council will continue to meet virtually rather than convening in chambers due to Mayor Pro Tem Tito Ortiz’s refusal to wear a mask. It moved to do so during a March 29 meeting, where the five councilmembers in attendances voted to stick with Zoom meetings. Ortiz was absent during the vote, after…