Early reports from January painted a grim picture about just how deadly the coronavirus was. Initially, the World Health Organization estimated that the percentage of infected individuals who die from COVID-19 was 3.4 percent. That statistic is called the infection fatality rate (IFR) – or colloquially, the death rate – and means that for every
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An elderly couple in my home state of North Carolina, married for over fifty years, has been forcibly separated by their nursing home for three months. The husband, now despondent, says he doesn’t want to live anymore if he can’t be with his bride. When pressed about this inhumane policy by a North Carolina legislator
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Where are our leaders in this time of crisis? Whether from fear or sympathy, some of our mayors and governors have recently allowed rioters to destroy cities, topple statues, and break the law without fear of repercussions. These public officials are supposed to protect all of their constituents, and public safety and protection of private
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As soon as it became clear that the Swedish state had no plans to implement harsh lockdowns, global media organizations like The New York Times have implemented what can only be described as an ideological jihad against Sweden. For many weeks, there has been an incessant drumbeat of articles with titles touting the “the failure
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Cancel culture has claimed another scalp. Only this time, things are a little different. Bari Weiss, an editor for The New York Times, has announced her resignation from the famed newspaper. Contrary to what usually happens in these situations, Weiss is not being forced out due to an ill-stated Tweet or a passing comment perceived
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The latest outbreak of “cancel culture” overshadows debates over President Trump’s Twitter feed and defacing statues of Confederate generals. Turkey’s President Erdogan has turned the biggest tourist attraction in Turkey from a museum into a mosque. This is not just any museum; nor will it be just any mosque. It began in 537 as the
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