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As Vaccine Mandates Increase, Religious Exemptions Come Under Fire
Columbia University’s Robert Klitzman shared a tragic story with CNN Saturday of a woman riddled with cancer who reportedly refused to undergo medical procedures, relied on the power of prayer, and ultimately died. “Her religious belief contributed to her death, unfortunately,” he said. Klitzman, who directs Columbia’s bioethics master's program, stressed that employees should not be able… -
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The Democrats’ War on Blacks Keeps Growing in Pandemic
One of the key reasons I left the Democratic Party years ago was the atrocious way it treated black people. I’m not just talking about Jim Crow or former President Lyndon B. Johnson’s well-known patriarchal and racist use of the N-word to celebrate blacks voting Democratic forever in gratitude for his ultimately useless early virtue… -
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We Hear You: Vaccine Mandates and Power Grabs
Editor's note: President Biden's mandate that larger employers force employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19 hit a nerve, judging from the mailbag at [email protected]. Here's a sampling.—Ken McIntyre Dear Daily Signal: Regarding Fred Lucas' reporting on President Biden's vaccine mandates, whether you are pro-vax or anti-vax, people should be allowed to choose whether they want… -
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COVID-19 and the Death of Science
The scientific method used to govern much of popular American thinking. In empirical fashion, scientists advised us to examine evidence and data, and then by induction come to rational hypotheses. The enemies of “science” were politics, superstition, bias, and deduction. Yet, we are now returning to our version of medieval alchemy and astrology in rejecting… -
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‘Drastic Power Grab’: Arizona AG Talks Suing Biden Over Vaccine Mandate
President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandate is unconstitutional, Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich says. Brnovich filed a lawsuit against the president and other Biden administration officials on Tuesday, arguing that the vaccine mandate is an assault on state sovereignty. “[W]e know from reading Federalist 45 and Federalist 51 that people like James Madison, who wrote the… -
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Biden’s Reckless Vaccine Mandate Risks Severe Economic Dislocation, Higher Prices
President Joe Biden’s recent vaccine mandate risks handicapping supply chains, shuttering hospitals, driving inflation higher, and leading to yet more empty grocery shelves. Biden on Sept. 9 announced new mandates to force Americans wary of the COVID-19 vaccine to get their jab, threatening that his “patience is wearing thin”—thin enough that he’s willing to threaten… -
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Is Biden’s Vaccine Mandate Legal? Constitutional Expert Explains
After President Joe Biden finished his speech last Thursday evening announcing new COVID-19 vaccine mandates, a reporter called out, “Is this constitutional?” Biden, leaving the room, did not stop to answer. The president’s new vaccine mandate directs the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, part of the Labor Department, to require all organizations with 100 employees… -
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Arizona Becomes First State to Challenge Constitutionality of Biden’s COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate
Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich is suing President Joe Biden and other administration officials over the new COVID-19 vaccine mandate. Brnovich announced the lawsuit Tuesday, explaining during a press call that he thinks the president lacks the constitutional authority to require the vaccination of millions of Americans. “This lawsuit is about federalism, constitutional principles, and… -
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CDC Says Unvaccinated Americans 11 Times More Likely to Die From COVID-19
Unvaccinated people are 11 times more likely to die from COVID-19 than fully vaccinated people, a new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows. The study, which examined 600,000 COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and deaths in 13 states from April 4 to June 19 and from June 20 to July 17, “found further evidence… -
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Biden’s Divisive COVID-19 Vaccination Plan Favors Coercion Over Persuasion
“Look, we’re the United States of America,” President Joe Biden said, concluding his speech announcing his latest COVID-19 vaccination plan. “There’s nothing—not a single thing—we’re unable to do if we do it together. So, let’s stay together.” Those comments came at the end of a 26-minute speech Thursday in which Biden demonized nearly 80 million unvaccinated… -
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4 Things to Know as Employers, States Ponder Legal Challenges to Biden’s Vaccine Mandates
President Joe Biden’s mandate for employers with more than 99 employees to require COVID-19 vaccinations likely will face legal challenges from employers and perhaps from states, knowledgeable observers say. In remarks at the White House, Biden said Thursday evening that he had directed the Labor Department to develop an emergency regulation giving the Occupational Safety… -
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Wealthy School District Diverts $79M in COVID-19 Relief to ‘Equity’ Programs
One of the wealthiest school systems in America has unveiled plans to reallocate COVID-19 relief money to promote “equity” programs and a “welcoming” and “culturally responsive” student learning environment, according to the school district’s website. Virginia's Fairfax County School Board voted to approve the plan Aug. 26, saying it would use $78.8 million, originally allocated for COVID-19… -
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Jen Psaki Blocks Question on Fauci and US Funding of Deadly Coronavirus Research in China
White House press secretary Jen Psaki denied during a briefing Thursday that White House COVID-19 czar Dr. Anthony Fauci lied to Congress about funding gain-of-function research in Wuhan, China. “[The National Institutes of Health] has refuted that reporting,” Psaki said in response to a question from Fox News Channel’s Peter Doocy. “NIH has never approved any research… -
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Biden: Vaccine Mandates ‘Not About Freedom or Personal Choice’
President Joe Biden announced a string of mandates requiring federal employees and a sizable number of private sector workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19. “This is not about freedom or personal choice,” Biden said in formal remarks Thursday evening. “It’s about protecting yourself and those around you, the people you work with, the people you… -
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CDC Explores Study of How Women Affected by COVID-19 Vaccines
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is doing “exploratory work” to decide whether to study if COVID-19 vaccines cause “menstrual irregularities,” the CDC told The Daily Caller News Foundation. In late July, CDC spokeswoman Martha Sharan had said several studies on the vaccines’ effects on fertility were “in the works,” but hedged that “some are still… -
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Documents Indicate Fauci ‘Untruthful’ About Coronavirus Research in China, Disease Expert Says
A trove of newly released documents detailing U.S.-funded coronavirus research in China prior to the COVID-19 pandemic shows that Dr. Anthony Fauci was “untruthful” when he claimed that his agency did not finance gain-of-function research in Wuhan, an infectious disease expert says. Documents published by The Intercept on Sunday show that Fauci’s agency, the National Institute of… -
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Seattle Could Lose Over 200 Cops Because of COVID-19 Vaccine Policy
Seattle may lose more than 200 police officers over the city’s COVID-19 vaccination policy, according to a local talk radio host. Over 200 officers, who represent roughly 20% of the police department, said they haven’t been vaccinated or refused to hand over their private health records, according to "The Jason Rantz Show" on the Seattle radio… -
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Florida Set to Levy $5K Fines Against Businesses Requiring Proof of Vaccination
The Florida Department of Health will start fining businesses $5,000 for violating the state’s ban on vaccine passports. The state agency’s rule, “Penalties for COVID-19 Vaccine Documentation Requirements,” says it will impose the fine on “any business entity, governmental entity, or educational institution.” The $5,000 fine will apply “per individual and separate violation,” and must be… -
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Why Isn’t Biden to Blame for COVID-19 Deaths?
One of the most morally revolting talking points taken up by Democrats in their effort to deflect attention from President Joe Biden’s deadly incompetence in Afghanistan is to minimize the deaths of 13 troops in Kabul, Afghanistan, by pointing out that more people are dying from COVID-19 every day. First of all, if we use… -
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There Are Better Ways to Fight COVID-19 Than Mask Mandates
Even though policy should be based on accurate data, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is failing to accurately justify its guidance that vaccinated people wear masks. The data clearly show that the vaccine helps people more than previous interventions, including mask mandates, and that the risk of dying from COVID-19 for the vaccinated…