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If public officials use their power and resources to forward an agenda rather than champion individual rights and liberties, our American Republic is lost. As the mayor of a small town in the Midwest with a population of less than 5,000 residents, I’ve been invited to attend numerous teleconferenced COVID-19 updates throughout the pandemic provided …

People who resist COVID-19 restrictions are often accused of being selfish and caring only about their own freedom. While that might explain the actions of some, moral arguments can be made against many of the restrictions. Although simple appeals to “freedom” are indeed less popular today than in the past, we should not disregard them. …

Nick Cannon will remain the host of Fox’s “The Masked Singer” after he came under fire for making anti-Semitic comments on his YouTube series, “Cannon’s Class.” “Nick has sincerely apologized, and quickly taken steps to educate himself and make amends,” Fox said in a statement Wednesday. “On that basis and given a belief that this …

Nick Cannon apologized Wednesday for making anti-Semitic remarks on a recent podcast, saying he feels ashamed for his “hurtful” and divisive language. “First and foremost I extend my deepest and most sincere apologies to my Jewish sisters and brothers for the hurtful and divisive words that came out of my mouth during my interview with Richard …

Governments overplayed their hands with mandates that they are losing the ability to enforce. On June 19, the mayor of Cottonwood, Arizona, unilaterally ordered city residents to wear face masks in public places. A week later, my family went downtown to grab some lunch at a favorite barbecue joint. The proclamation might as well have …

Surgeon General Jerome Adams has changed his story yet again in the latest attempt to impose the mandatory use of face masks. On Tuesday, he said the U.S. economy will not fully reopen unless all Americans wear face masks in public. Back in March, the surgeon general urged people not to buy face masks and …

Democrats have called on the White House to take a stricter stance in the fight against the novel coronavirus. They are now demanding a nationwide mandate on masks. As the pandemic disrupted normalcy across the globe, the national health crisis within the U.S. turned into a political issue. On Sunday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi stated …

Former Defense Secretary General James Mattis has encouraged citizens in his hometown to continue wearing face masks amid the pandemic. In a new public service announcement video, he urged those in Richland, Washington to continue taking precautions to limit the spread of the coronavirus. During the video, he pulled down his bandana and addressed his …

The behind-the-scenes action on “The Masked Singer” sometimes looks more like an episode of “Get Smart” than a top-rated talent competition series. Producers of Fox’s unscripted primetime hit go to great lengths to keep the identities of the celebrity contestants secret during production, “Masked Singer” host and executive producer Nick Cannon said during at wide-ranging …

While disappointing, the results are not particularly surprising. Millions of people are turning to masks in an effort to protect themselves from COVID-19, but new evidence suggests those efforts could be for naught. Research published in the Annals of Internal Medicine last month found that both surgical and cloth masks proved ineffective in preventing the …