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Past articles by Doug:

COVID-19 Data Shows It's Time for America to Return to Normal

Biden should call for a return to normal in our schools and businesses, and urge state and local governments to shelve COVID-19 mandates. → Read More

COVID-19 Data Shows It's Time for America to Return to Normal

Biden should call for a return to normal in our schools and businesses, and urge state and local governments to shelve COVID-19 mandates. → Read More

Unmasking CDC’s Latest Mask Study: Government Gets It Wrong Again

A CDC poster says wearing cloth masks reduces odds of getting COVID-19 by 56%. Except the study the poster is based on says no, it doesn’t. → Read More

Biden's COVID-19 Tests Plan: Too Little, Too Late

Biden first announced plans to mail 500 million COVID-19 tests free of charge. He later promised 500 million more. None has yet shipped. → Read More

Biden's COVID-19 Tests Plan: Too Little, Too Late

Biden first announced plans to mail 500 million COVID-19 tests free of charge. He later promised 500 million more. None has yet shipped. → Read More

Malone Maligned: Big Tech Censors mRNA Pioneer Over Vaccine Safety

Twitter deplatformed Malone just before he recorded the podcast. YouTube removed the podcast about vaccine safety shortly after it was posted. → Read More

It's Holiday Season. Time for Another COVID-19 Pandemic Panic?

Before repeating the COVID-19 pandemic panic of the 2020 holiday season, let’s sort out what we know and don’t about the rise in cases. → Read More

Congress Didn’t Give OSHA Authority to Impose Vaccine Mandates

The courts will almost certainly strike down the OSHA vaccine mandates because Congress didn't give it any such authority. → Read More

Congress Didn’t Give OSHA Authority to Impose Vaccine Mandates

The courts will almost certainly strike down the OSHA vaccine mandates because Congress didn't give it any such authority. → Read More

Vaccine Mandates Aren’t Biden’s Only Job-Killing Scheme

President Biden's proposed $3.5 trillion "Build Back Better" tax-and-spend scheme could well eclipse his vaccine mandates as a job-killer. → Read More

Biden’s COVID-19 Vaccination Plan Favors Coercion Over Persuasion

Biden's divisive vaccination plan speech failed to unite Americans increasingly weary of the president's ineffective pandemic response. → Read More

CDC Should Revise Its Guidance Mandating Masks at School

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's guidance on the masking of schoolchildren isn’t backed by sound evidence. → Read More

CDC Should Revise Its Guidance Mandating Masks at School

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's guidance on the masking of schoolchildren isn’t backed by sound evidence. → Read More

Fact-Checking 4 Claims About COVID-19 in Florida Spike

There is a spike in COVID-19 cases in Florida, and the media blame Gov. Ron DeSantis. Does he deserve it? Here are the facts. → Read More

Why States Should Tune Out Washington’s COVID-19 Noise

Our analysis of public policy responses to COVID-19 found the country benefited by adapting to varied conditions of states and localities. → Read More

Sen. Mike Enzi Focused on ‘What You Can Get Done,’ Not Disagreements

"People can talk civilly on 80% of the issues,” Sen. Mike Enzi said. “It’s only about 20% of issues where you will find real contention.” → Read More

Will Congress Give Health Insurance Industry $200 Billion Windfall?

If Congress follows through, it will be a $200 billion gift from the Treasury to health insurance industry companies in Obamacare exchanges. → Read More

With COVID-19 Advice, CDC Too Often Ignores Science

As the public health emergency abates, Congress, the media, and the American public should heavily scrutinize CDC’s procedures and practices. → Read More

Did COVID-19 Permanently Change Our View of Government Power?

Before COVID-19, few would have conceived that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had the power to ban evictions. Now, we almost assume it can. → Read More

Biden Proposes to Expand Obamacare

Most of the new spending for the Affordable Care Act expansion will benefit those who already have heavily subsidized Obamacare coverage. → Read More