Ryan McMaken mises.org Ryan McMaken is a senior editor at the Mises Institute, has degrees in economics and political science from the University of Colorado and was a housing economist for the State of Colorado. He is the author of Commie Cowboys: The Bourgeoisie and the Nation-State in
There is a revolution happening in the field of mental health. The reason? Psychedelic drugs. This article in Scientific American explains: In 2012, I had my first psychedelic experiences, as a subject in a clinical trial at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine’s Behavioral Pharmacology Research Unit. I was
Mark Dallas University of Reading Although there’s still no cure, researchers are continuing to develop a better understanding of what increases a person’s risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease. A recent study that looked at 396 studies has even been able to identify ten risk factors that are
COVID Plan B covidplanb.co.nz In a stunning interview, Professor Carl Heneghan from the Centre for Evidence Based Medicine at Oxford says: “If you follow the New Zealand policy of suppressing it to zero and locking down the country forever, then you’re going to have a problem… This
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If you are bothered about socialism running rampant, the Simpson Health and Disability Report released last month is no consolation, because it is about centralising power. The report drastically redesigns the health system, ostensibly to provide better healthcare, but actually to shift the power base from the regions to central
Michael Plank, University of Canterbury Alex James, University of Canterbury Audrey Lustig, Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research Nicholas Steyn; Rachelle Binny, Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research and Shaun Hendy Stringent border controls and mandatory quarantine give New Zealand a good chance to remain free of COVID-19 for months to come, according
Conspiracy theories flourish where those in power lie and obfuscate. The Wuhan pandemic has been characterised by official lies and cover-ups from its very beginnings. But if the Chinese government and its cronies at the WHO lied and misled the world and generally screwed up royally, other governments and
Doubtless, the UN is still smarting from President Donald Trump’s withdrawal of US funding of the World Health Organisation because Trump said the US contribution was not fair. Trump has also expressed frustration that the US pays a disproportionate share of the WHO’s operational budget in comparison to
ODESSA, Texas — The inhaled steroid Budesonide is being hailed by one West Texas doctor, Richard Bartlett, as the ‘silver bullet’ for COVID-19. Midland Memorial Hospital seems to disagree with him, telling us Tuesday that there is no such thing a ‘silver bullet’ for the virus. But Bartlett’s patients
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We closed the borders in March. We have all but eliminated the virus. We now control everyone at the border, putting them into forced isolation and subjecting them to testing before they are freed. We express disdain at those who deliberately break out of quarantine, calling them selfish as they
Rhona Winnington Auckland University of Technology When New Zealanders go to the polls in September, they will also be asked to vote in a referendum on assisted dying. Parliament already passed the End of Life Choice Act in 2019, but the referendum will decide whether it comes into force. We
Nina Louise Purvis King’s College London When I open up about my referral for an autism spectrum disorder assessment, I draw on examples from the only popular reference I have for an autistic doctor – what’s portrayed on TV. You have probably seen these medical dramas – The Good Doctor,
