DISCUSSING PUBLIC POLICY, POLITICS, CREATIVE WRITING AND LITERATURE
The renewal of the public health emergency declaration to address America’s opioid crisis is the right step. I thank Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, for this decision.In 2017, President Donald Trump declared the public health emergency. The declaration was set to expire on March 21,…
California Governor Gavin Newsom ordered a 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. curfew, until December 21, to stop the spread of coronavirus. Ordering a curfew can never be a public health measure, and shows the governor’s failure in leadership. America, for months, has fought coronavirus. Since the pandemic began, we overcame shortages of personal protective equipment,…
This year, we have seen many examples of government overreach across the country. During the pandemic, state and local governments forced people to shut down businesses, and also restricted people’s personal freedom by forcing them to wear masks. Many of these mandates are still in place. If Joe Biden is elected to the office of…