And don’t forget what was prior to those things—sanitation, clean water, hygiene, refrigeration—that vaccines take most of the credit for. Milk pasteurization started because of very high infant mortality caused by filthy dairies in crowded cities with cows being fed distillery waste, and sick people milking cows with dirty hands. Raw milk from grass fed cows in the countryside was not responsible. Mandatory pasteurization created the consolidation of the dairy industry, taking control away from farmers. Just an example how a public health measure that had good intentions morphed into more power and profits for a large industry. They don’t want back yard chickens and people buying raw milk from farmers because decentralization deprives Big Ag of profits. Public Health works for large corporations, not the public.
And how long was Big Tobacco enabled to hide the fact that smoking caused cancer, heart disease and strokes? I find it interesting that the most destructive invisible threat to mankind is the one that is never talked about - supernatural Evil. If you want to truly understand the propagation of fear in the world that enables governments to control people, then you must begin with Satan. "Put on the armor of God so that you may be able to stand firm against the tactics of the devil. Our battle is NOT (italics added) against human forces but against the principalities and powers, the rulers of this world of darkness, the evil spirits in regions above. You must put on the armor of God if you are to resist on the evil day (current times??); do all that your duty requires, and hold your ground. Stand fast, with the truth as the belt around your waist, justice as your breastplate, and zeal to propagate the gospel of peace as your footgear." (Ephesians 6:11-15).
Many of us born before 1954 remember a very different America. We were raised before every headline became an emergency, before every disagreement became a crisis, and before fear became one of the most profitable industries in the world. We grew up in a time when people solved problems face to face, trusted their instincts, worked hard, raised families, and understood that life itself always carried risk. Yet somehow society was stronger, not weaker.
Today, many governments, corporations, and media organizations have discovered that fear creates obedience. A frightened population is easier to control, easier to divide, and easier to profit from. Fear sells pharmaceuticals, fear wins elections, fear grows bureaucracies, and fear convinces free people to surrender freedoms little by little while believing it is for their own protection.
The older generation remembers something important: human beings are far more resilient than modern systems want us to believe. We survived without being told to panic every hour of the day. We understood that common sense, family, faith, community, and personal responsibility mattered more than endless regulations created by people far removed from everyday life.
The great awakening happening today is not about politics alone. It is about people beginning to recognize how often fear has been used as a tool. Younger generations are starting to ask questions. They are realizing that constant anxiety is not normal, and that freedom requires courage. The path forward is not hatred or violence, but awareness, education, critical thinking, and refusing to surrender independent thought.
We must teach younger generations to question narratives respectfully, to value truth over propaganda, and to understand that governments should serve the people — not rule through fear. Real power returns to the people when citizens stop reacting emotionally to every manufactured crisis and start thinking calmly, independently, and courageously.
Fear loses its power the moment people recognize it for what it is.
I remember when I was in my late 20s, living alone in my apartment, watching a news segment on tv. At one point, I said out loud to the news reporter, "Just give me the facts. I'll decide how much emotion I want to attach to the story". It was this mindset that helped me see through all of the horses--t that was being heaped on populations everywhere from the outset of covid. It was also what kept me from rolling up my sleeve for an unnecessary, poorly & inadequately tested, experimental injection. I questioned every single aspect of what was being advised & implemented, from the masks, social distancing, plexiglass-glass partitions, business closures, home-schooling, quarantining, & everything else associated with covid. All of it was not only completely unnecessary, but insane. Those whom I fully expected would see through all of the nonsense, did not. It has pretty much shattered my confidence in any & all health care professionals as well as our federal health agencies & "experts". I now trust only myself. Period.
It is my opinion that most if not all experts are self appointed. Had sequenced retrovirlal RNA on my dissertation research and was brought on to do same with
sea urchin small nuclear RNA (snRNA) on a post-doc. My new boss was told by some experts in the field that snRNA had too tight a 2ndary structure to be sequenced. Luckily he let me go ahead and try and 4 pubs and an atta boy from the agency on his grant renewal proved those experts wrong. That experience left me wary of expert opinion.
In the late 1980s I worked for the United States public health service. You are very correct it is absurd.. that is not to say that it does not accomplish some beneficial outcomes, but the cost of producing those outcomes is laughable.
The new Hippocratic oath? “ First do no harm, unless it benefits you and instills fear in the populace”. Edit. If we let the sociopaths like those of the WEF have their way.
I used to give presentations on relative risks. More than 300 Americans die every year falling off ladders. Around 70 die from bee stings. Around 60 from lightning strikes. And my favorite: an average of 7 per year die from pulling vending machines over onto themselves. Useful to know when the Panicans start clamoring...
Fire half the staff right now, and tell the balance to focus on top three causes of death using the savings in payroll to supercharge the effort or they can join those let go.
That’s what a good ceo would demand if it were private money with a goal to meet
Presumably by coincidence, the World Council for Health published something similar on Substack about an hour ago. This included all the usual references to zinc, vitamin D, hypochlorous acid etc.
I like Dr Malone's references and analogies to history, in this essay and many others.
If public health is the modern iteration of court intellectuals, as sagely described here, perhaps we can bring back court jesters. --those who speak truth to power usually by wit and humor. Comedians use to fill this role, but nowadays they are as stilted and censored as most other public figures.
There was a time when organic food was the only food choice available. When you consider why we must pay a higher price to keep chemicals and pesticides out of our food it lays bare industry having control of our food supply. Further consider why this food cost premium paid is not applied to contaminated food, but it is applied to non-contaminated food. The "absurdity" our valued author highlights is a realization of common sense, as opposed to scientific and technical sophistication. One example comes to mind. Fluoride is a toxic component byproduct of aluminum smelting. Industry convinced us, via media whores, fluoride improves our dental health. Thereby industry not only avoids hazardous disposal costs, but sells that toxin to the public as yet another beneficial product.
In my education foray, previously endowed with a B.A., M.S. (physiology), and M.D. (anesthesiologist, board certified), I found myself in law school. In my naiveté, failed to recognize the potentially lethal (to reason and critical thinking) forces to which I was exposing myself; I was already "overeducated", one might say, yet I began law school 1985 and eventually was taking advanced classes in health law. The profs teaching health law were not resident at the law school, but rather at the school of public health of the same university. The ethos of the place shocked me from the moment I walked in the door. "WE know best" exuded from every assertion, of which there were legion and mostly unrelated to health; hubris reigned supreme and its domain was by no means limited to issues relating to "health". The word "communist" kept bubbling up in my consciousness. Early on I recalled Milton Friedman's assertion that the state will first restrict individual liberty through its control (by financing ever more of it) of "health" "insurance". Like "safety", "health" is an infinitely expandable concept. All the way back in 1985 - when I started law school - it was bedrock creed in schools of public health that anything and everything should be controlled to promote "health". The eminent faculty, of course, defined "health" by fiat. BTW, it is worth recalling the basic definition of "insurance". Insurance is merely a contract whereby one party (the company) agrees to reimburse another (the subscriber), should a covered RISK materialize, in return for payment of premiums. Here, again, the expansion of the very definition of the meaning of "insurance" has allowed near infinite growth of state control of "public health". Much of ordinary care is not a risk requiring indemnification. It gets right to the heart of socialism. Infinite "needs" for possible "health care" meets finite resources. My unlimited health "care" must be paid with finite Other Peoples' Money (OPM). Captures the beating heart of modern America, wouldn't you say?
I am 84 (going on 102) and having,developed an early interest in science have paid,close attention disease reports. And I can say with some certainty that both cancer and autoimmune disease incidence has greatly increased within the last 50 or so yrs. Suspect both conditions result from the immune system being severely compromised by the environment.
Neo-Malthusians. They feel great moral superiority orchestrating the premature demise of the useless eaters.
Only the most sophisticated humans think this way. Just ask them.
Fauci and his wife appear to have made lucrative careers rooted in neo-Malthusian cult-think. Millions of $$$ too, I think; perhaps even tens of millions or more.
Thank you for this review and analysis. Marching along through existence, I've spent very little time or attention on public health. My only encounter was for rabies (?) vaccinations while I was volunteering at the zoo.
For whatever reasons, I don't think CDC, State or County public health actions or advice have registered much. Maybe to instigate some level of paying attention.
Admittedly the Covid perscriptions were so invasive they couldnt be wholly ignored.
Bottom line, as relates to health concerns, I look to doctors. I'm very grateful for the insights you folks provide! I take them seriously. As for my treatment sources - listen, check and decide whether to act. Batting average mixed.
As an outside observer on my take - haven't been according public health much street cred. Minimal power to impact my actions.
The IMA folks are contributing much more in terms of health support for we peoples, than public health and in more palatable ways imo.
The only big win for the reduction of disease in the past 50 years -has had nothing to do with medicine.
It has been that people have stopped smoking, which has reduced heart disease, strokes, and cancer.
-legislation that altered incentives, public messaging, litigation exposure, and advertising access rather than by banning cigarettes outright.
-Massive cultural change
-Litigation against tobacco companies
-Workplace smoking bans
-Insurance incentives
-State and local restrictions
-Social stigmatization
-The gradual disappearance of smoking from elite culture and media
We watch old episodes of Perry Mason. The ubiquity of smoking is stunning.
And everyone was skinny - we swapped out comfort smoking for comfort eating.
Perhaps because unhealthy diets provided Pharma Fodder at an earlier age.
And don’t forget what was prior to those things—sanitation, clean water, hygiene, refrigeration—that vaccines take most of the credit for. Milk pasteurization started because of very high infant mortality caused by filthy dairies in crowded cities with cows being fed distillery waste, and sick people milking cows with dirty hands. Raw milk from grass fed cows in the countryside was not responsible. Mandatory pasteurization created the consolidation of the dairy industry, taking control away from farmers. Just an example how a public health measure that had good intentions morphed into more power and profits for a large industry. They don’t want back yard chickens and people buying raw milk from farmers because decentralization deprives Big Ag of profits. Public Health works for large corporations, not the public.
And how long was Big Tobacco enabled to hide the fact that smoking caused cancer, heart disease and strokes? I find it interesting that the most destructive invisible threat to mankind is the one that is never talked about - supernatural Evil. If you want to truly understand the propagation of fear in the world that enables governments to control people, then you must begin with Satan. "Put on the armor of God so that you may be able to stand firm against the tactics of the devil. Our battle is NOT (italics added) against human forces but against the principalities and powers, the rulers of this world of darkness, the evil spirits in regions above. You must put on the armor of God if you are to resist on the evil day (current times??); do all that your duty requires, and hold your ground. Stand fast, with the truth as the belt around your waist, justice as your breastplate, and zeal to propagate the gospel of peace as your footgear." (Ephesians 6:11-15).
Many of us born before 1954 remember a very different America. We were raised before every headline became an emergency, before every disagreement became a crisis, and before fear became one of the most profitable industries in the world. We grew up in a time when people solved problems face to face, trusted their instincts, worked hard, raised families, and understood that life itself always carried risk. Yet somehow society was stronger, not weaker.
Today, many governments, corporations, and media organizations have discovered that fear creates obedience. A frightened population is easier to control, easier to divide, and easier to profit from. Fear sells pharmaceuticals, fear wins elections, fear grows bureaucracies, and fear convinces free people to surrender freedoms little by little while believing it is for their own protection.
The older generation remembers something important: human beings are far more resilient than modern systems want us to believe. We survived without being told to panic every hour of the day. We understood that common sense, family, faith, community, and personal responsibility mattered more than endless regulations created by people far removed from everyday life.
The great awakening happening today is not about politics alone. It is about people beginning to recognize how often fear has been used as a tool. Younger generations are starting to ask questions. They are realizing that constant anxiety is not normal, and that freedom requires courage. The path forward is not hatred or violence, but awareness, education, critical thinking, and refusing to surrender independent thought.
We must teach younger generations to question narratives respectfully, to value truth over propaganda, and to understand that governments should serve the people — not rule through fear. Real power returns to the people when citizens stop reacting emotionally to every manufactured crisis and start thinking calmly, independently, and courageously.
Fear loses its power the moment people recognize it for what it is.
I remember when I was in my late 20s, living alone in my apartment, watching a news segment on tv. At one point, I said out loud to the news reporter, "Just give me the facts. I'll decide how much emotion I want to attach to the story". It was this mindset that helped me see through all of the horses--t that was being heaped on populations everywhere from the outset of covid. It was also what kept me from rolling up my sleeve for an unnecessary, poorly & inadequately tested, experimental injection. I questioned every single aspect of what was being advised & implemented, from the masks, social distancing, plexiglass-glass partitions, business closures, home-schooling, quarantining, & everything else associated with covid. All of it was not only completely unnecessary, but insane. Those whom I fully expected would see through all of the nonsense, did not. It has pretty much shattered my confidence in any & all health care professionals as well as our federal health agencies & "experts". I now trust only myself. Period.
It is my opinion that most if not all experts are self appointed. Had sequenced retrovirlal RNA on my dissertation research and was brought on to do same with
sea urchin small nuclear RNA (snRNA) on a post-doc. My new boss was told by some experts in the field that snRNA had too tight a 2ndary structure to be sequenced. Luckily he let me go ahead and try and 4 pubs and an atta boy from the agency on his grant renewal proved those experts wrong. That experience left me wary of expert opinion.
In the late 1980s I worked for the United States public health service. You are very correct it is absurd.. that is not to say that it does not accomplish some beneficial outcomes, but the cost of producing those outcomes is laughable.
The new Hippocratic oath? “ First do no harm, unless it benefits you and instills fear in the populace”. Edit. If we let the sociopaths like those of the WEF have their way.
Fear and greed, fear and greed.
Nailed it....again.
I used to give presentations on relative risks. More than 300 Americans die every year falling off ladders. Around 70 die from bee stings. Around 60 from lightning strikes. And my favorite: an average of 7 per year die from pulling vending machines over onto themselves. Useful to know when the Panicans start clamoring...
We better outlaw ladders, kill off the bees, ban vending machines, and figure out how to stop lightning.
You're hired! OSHA needs more people like you.
😆 🤣 Thanks. I think I’ll pass!
Fire half the staff right now, and tell the balance to focus on top three causes of death using the savings in payroll to supercharge the effort or they can join those let go.
That’s what a good ceo would demand if it were private money with a goal to meet
Good timely piece Dr Malone.
Presumably by coincidence, the World Council for Health published something similar on Substack about an hour ago. This included all the usual references to zinc, vitamin D, hypochlorous acid etc.
The word is spreading :-)
John Dawson, do you happen to live in NC? You could be my friend's ex! Off topic I realize.
Ha sorry no - I live in the UK! I do have exes though ;-)
I like Dr Malone's references and analogies to history, in this essay and many others.
If public health is the modern iteration of court intellectuals, as sagely described here, perhaps we can bring back court jesters. --those who speak truth to power usually by wit and humor. Comedians use to fill this role, but nowadays they are as stilted and censored as most other public figures.
There was a time when organic food was the only food choice available. When you consider why we must pay a higher price to keep chemicals and pesticides out of our food it lays bare industry having control of our food supply. Further consider why this food cost premium paid is not applied to contaminated food, but it is applied to non-contaminated food. The "absurdity" our valued author highlights is a realization of common sense, as opposed to scientific and technical sophistication. One example comes to mind. Fluoride is a toxic component byproduct of aluminum smelting. Industry convinced us, via media whores, fluoride improves our dental health. Thereby industry not only avoids hazardous disposal costs, but sells that toxin to the public as yet another beneficial product.
In my education foray, previously endowed with a B.A., M.S. (physiology), and M.D. (anesthesiologist, board certified), I found myself in law school. In my naiveté, failed to recognize the potentially lethal (to reason and critical thinking) forces to which I was exposing myself; I was already "overeducated", one might say, yet I began law school 1985 and eventually was taking advanced classes in health law. The profs teaching health law were not resident at the law school, but rather at the school of public health of the same university. The ethos of the place shocked me from the moment I walked in the door. "WE know best" exuded from every assertion, of which there were legion and mostly unrelated to health; hubris reigned supreme and its domain was by no means limited to issues relating to "health". The word "communist" kept bubbling up in my consciousness. Early on I recalled Milton Friedman's assertion that the state will first restrict individual liberty through its control (by financing ever more of it) of "health" "insurance". Like "safety", "health" is an infinitely expandable concept. All the way back in 1985 - when I started law school - it was bedrock creed in schools of public health that anything and everything should be controlled to promote "health". The eminent faculty, of course, defined "health" by fiat. BTW, it is worth recalling the basic definition of "insurance". Insurance is merely a contract whereby one party (the company) agrees to reimburse another (the subscriber), should a covered RISK materialize, in return for payment of premiums. Here, again, the expansion of the very definition of the meaning of "insurance" has allowed near infinite growth of state control of "public health". Much of ordinary care is not a risk requiring indemnification. It gets right to the heart of socialism. Infinite "needs" for possible "health care" meets finite resources. My unlimited health "care" must be paid with finite Other Peoples' Money (OPM). Captures the beating heart of modern America, wouldn't you say?
I am 84 (going on 102) and having,developed an early interest in science have paid,close attention disease reports. And I can say with some certainty that both cancer and autoimmune disease incidence has greatly increased within the last 50 or so yrs. Suspect both conditions result from the immune system being severely compromised by the environment.
My conclusion is that the Driver behind “Public Health” is actual Malice, not mere arrogance.
Evil is Real!
😂🤣🤣😂🤣
Neo-Malthusians. They feel great moral superiority orchestrating the premature demise of the useless eaters.
Only the most sophisticated humans think this way. Just ask them.
Fauci and his wife appear to have made lucrative careers rooted in neo-Malthusian cult-think. Millions of $$$ too, I think; perhaps even tens of millions or more.
It's called "loot" for a reason.
Thank you for this review and analysis. Marching along through existence, I've spent very little time or attention on public health. My only encounter was for rabies (?) vaccinations while I was volunteering at the zoo.
For whatever reasons, I don't think CDC, State or County public health actions or advice have registered much. Maybe to instigate some level of paying attention.
Admittedly the Covid perscriptions were so invasive they couldnt be wholly ignored.
Bottom line, as relates to health concerns, I look to doctors. I'm very grateful for the insights you folks provide! I take them seriously. As for my treatment sources - listen, check and decide whether to act. Batting average mixed.
As an outside observer on my take - haven't been according public health much street cred. Minimal power to impact my actions.
The IMA folks are contributing much more in terms of health support for we peoples, than public health and in more palatable ways imo.
Have a great day!
We can only hope that what you have to say will not rest on deaf ears 🙏