Opinion
Forced vaccination case divides top NC court on basic rights
North Carolina Supreme Court justices split on recognizing rights of bodily integrity and parental control.
News
State lawmakers file Parents’ Medical Bill of Rights legislation
At a press conference Wednesday, Rep. Jennifer Balkcom, R-Henderson, was joined by fellow Republicans co-sponsors to introduce the Parents’ Medical Bill of Rights, legislation that revises North Carolina laws to clarify when minors can consent to medical treatment independently and when parents can access their minors’ medical records. “[This bill] ensures that, when it comes...
Opinion
Forced COVID vaccination case brings up issues of federalism
A mother and teenage son fighting a forced COVID vaccination in court will have to overcome the impact of a 2005 federal law.
Opinion
Mother’s suit shows COVID legal battles are far from over
A lawsuit at North Carolina's second-highest court tackles the forced vaccination of a 14-year-old high school football player.
Opinion
Omicron: Choosing pragmatism over panic and fear
Our response to the Omicron variant can go a couple of ways. We can remain calm and let this latest strain run its course. Or, as Democrats and mainstream media are wont to do, we can overreact and spread fear. I’d like to think Americans, in general, have had enough, and that they’ll hold politicians...
Opinion
Vaccination required for assisted suicide and other outrageous stories
Below are a few stories that caught my attention this week. A few of them made me chuckle and some are just plain sad. German suicide factory says it will only help you kill yourself if you’re vaxxed You can also submit a negative COVID-19 test to be served…but still. This might be the strongest...
Opinion
Forgotten men and women: ‘the unvaccinated’ also includes the naturally immune
“The forgotten man” was how President Franklin Delano Roosevelt characterized ordinary people who needed his New Deal policies to build back up the American economy around them. In her history of the Great Depression titled “The Forgotten Man,” author and economics commentator Amity Schlaes showed that the forgotten men and women were harmed by all...
Opinion
Supporters of vaccine passports, which can be faked and forged, are dividing us even more
One time, during high school in Western Pennsylvania, about six of us got in a car and drove across the border to Wheeling, West Virginia, where the drinking age was still 18. Just one of us was actually 18, but it didn’t matter. It was 1981, and Pennslyvania still issued drivers’ licenses without photos. Just...
Opinion
Is North Carolina already at herd immunity?
Today North Carolina should hit a new threshold in the Covid-19 era: over a million confirmed cases since the pandemic began. But North Carolina may already be at a more important threshold: herd immunity. From President Joe Biden all the way down to Gov. Roy Cooper and the “vaccine passports” people, the focus on Covid-19...
Opinion
Protecting our freedom to choose is, sadly, becoming a forgotten principle
The freedom to choose — where we work, what we eat, what we wear, etc. — is a core tenet of libertarianism, and that freedom, though often questioned and even attacked, endures. Even as we’re still crawling out of the entangled system of government-imposed lockdowns, suppressions, and restrictions. Sad results from the pandemic. The Centers...
Opinion
Lift the mask mandate today, governor. Listen to the experts.
Lift the mask mandate, governor. Lift it now. Today. It’s OK. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says so. You know, the people with all that science and data, of which you’re so fond. The CDC on Tuesday, April 27, said fully vaccinated people don’t need to wear masks outdoors, except in crowds. Almost...
