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1352: Mary Ruwart – A Parent’s Choice vs the FDA

F1352: Mary Ruwart - A Parent's Choice vs the FDA
When four-year-old Thomas Navarro developed a deadly brain tumor, his parents were appalled at the frequent side effects of the radiation treatments. When they expressed their desire to try a gentler experimental treatment, doctors threatened to take Thomas from his parents and put him in state custody.
When four-year-old Thomas Navarro developed a deadly brain tumor, his parents were appalled at the frequent side effects of the radiation treatments. When they expressed their desire to try a gentler experimental treatment, doctors threatened to take Thomas from his parents and put him in state custody.

The chemotherapy almost killed Thomas. The Navarros refused further treatments, only to find that the FDA wouldn’t permit Thomas to receive the gentler experimental treatment unless he had radiation too. In frustration, the Navarros went to Congress, as other patients have done, to plead for permission to use new drugs not yet approved by the FDA. After a year and a half of fighting, when Thomas was expected to live for only two more weeks, the FDA finally permitted him to have a “compassionate use” exemption.

By that time, Thomas had developed new tumors, called leptomeningial-sarcoma, from his initial chemotherapy. Nevertheless, the experimental treatment kept Thomas going for several more months. How much longer might Thomas have lived if we had honored his parents’ choice in the earlier stages of his disease?

—Dr. Mary J. Ruwart, Healing Our World

1350: Mary Ruwart – Laws That Prevent Work

F1350: Mary Ruwart – Laws That Prevent Work
A young drug dealer once asked for a job on a public housing project in San Francisco. He approached Chris Albert, president of Willie Electric Company, hoping to get out of drugs and into legitimate work.

A young drug dealer once asked for a job on a public housing project in San Francisco. He approached Chris Albert, president of Willie Electric Company, hoping to get out of drugs and into legitimate work.

Unfortunately, because of the high wages dictated by the minimum wage law, the contractor couldn’t afford to take a chance on an unskilled man with no job record. The young man came back two days later and begged to be employed at a lower wage. “I won’t tell the law,” he promised.
“I want to make a better life for me and for my mom, and for my little sisters and brothers.” Unwilling to risk legal problems, the contractor reluctantly refused.

Two days later the young man was shot and killed. Maybe he’d be alive today if the minimum wage laws had not prevented him from working instead of being on the streets.

—Mary Ruwart, Healing Our World

1349: Ron Paul – Moral Commitment to Liberty

W1349: Ron Paul – Moral Commitment to Liberty
Those whose libertarianism is based on utilitarianism are oftentimes willing to sacrifice liberty in a doomed attempt to achieve an important goal. In contrast, those with a moral commitment to liberty are unlikely to betray liberty by endorsing government force. —Ron Paul
Those whose libertarianism is based on utilitarianism are oftentimes willing to sacrifice liberty in a doomed attempt to achieve an important goal. In contrast, those with a moral commitment to liberty are unlikely to betray liberty by endorsing government force. —Ron PaulDownload Print Quality (3840×2010) 4.15MB  |  Normal Quality (1920×1005) 240KB
Those whose libertarianism is based on utilitarianism are oftentimes willing to sacrifice liberty in a doomed attempt to achieve an important goal. In contrast, those with a moral commitment to liberty are unlikely to betray liberty by endorsing government force. —Ron PaulDownload Print Quality (3840×2744) 6.10MB  |  Normal Quality (1920×1372) 298KB

Those whose libertarianism is based on utilitarianism are oftentimes willing to sacrifice liberty in a doomed attempt to achieve an important goal. In contrast, those with a moral commitment to liberty are unlikely to betray liberty by endorsing government force. —Ron Paul

1348: Mary Ruwart – We Are Responsible

W1348: Mary Ruwart – We Are Responsible
We defer to authority figures because they are supposed to know more than we do. If a mistake is made, it's easy to lay the blame at their feet. Ultimately, however, we are responsible for choosing the authority figure we defer to. Choosing to defer to one who urges aggression against others still puts the responsibility on us. —Dr. Mary J. Ruwart, Healing Our World
We defer to authority figures because they are supposed to know more than we do. If a mistake is made, it's easy to lay the blame at their feet. Ultimately, however, we are responsible for choosing the authority figure we defer to. Choosing to defer to one who urges aggression against others still puts the responsibility on us. —Dr. Mary J. Ruwart, Healing Our WorldDownload Print Quality (3840×2010) 6.06MB  |  Normal Quality (1920×1005) 276KB
We defer to authority figures because they are supposed to know more than we do. If a mistake is made, it's easy to lay the blame at their feet. Ultimately, however, we are responsible for choosing the authority figure we defer to. Choosing to defer to one who urges aggression against others still puts the responsibility on us. —Dr. Mary J. Ruwart, Healing Our WorldDownload Print Quality (3840×2744) 7.26MB  |  Normal Quality (1920×1372) 352KB

We defer to authority figures because they are supposed to know more than we do. If a mistake is made, it’s easy to lay the blame at their feet. Ultimately, however, we are responsible for choosing the authority figure we defer to. Choosing to defer to one who urges aggression against others still puts the responsibility on us. —Dr. Mary J. Ruwart, Healing Our World

1347: Mary Ruwart – Fear of FDA Reprisal

W1347: Mary Ruwart - Fear of FDA Reprisal
Nobody in the drug industry is going to say anything because if they do the FDA could punish them by dragging their feet on their approvals, which could destroy a company, and it has destroyed many. So no one is going to speak out. —Dr. Mary J. Ruwart
Nobody in the drug industry is going to say anything because if they do the FDA could punish them by dragging their feet on their approvals, which could destroy a company, and it has destroyed many. So no one is going to speak out. —Dr. Mary J. RuwartDownload Print Quality (3840×2010) 2.05MB  |  Normal Quality (1920×1005) 180KB
Nobody in the drug industry is going to say anything because if they do the FDA could punish them by dragging their feet on their approvals, which could destroy a company, and it has destroyed many. So no one is going to speak out. —Dr. Mary J. RuwartDownload Print Quality (3840×2744) 2.61MB  |  Normal Quality (1920×1372) 224KB

Nobody in the drug industry is going to say anything because if they do the FDA could punish them by dragging their feet on their approvals, which could destroy a company, and it has destroyed many. So no one is going to speak out. —Dr. Mary J. Ruwart

1346: Lew Rockwell – Let Us Not Be Mere Spectators

W1346: Lew Rockwell - Let Us Not Be Mere Spectators
Let us not be mere spectators. With our pens, with our voices, with our contributions to our great cause let us give history a push in the direction of freedom. —Lew Rockwell
Let us not be mere spectators. With our pens, with our voices, with our contributions to our great cause let us give history a push in the direction of freedom. —Lew RockwellDownload Print Quality (3840×2010) 3.15MB  |  Normal Quality (1920×1005) 267KB
Let us not be mere spectators. With our pens, with our voices, with our contributions to our great cause let us give history a push in the direction of freedom. —Lew RockwellDownload Print Quality (3840×2744) 3.71MB  |  Normal Quality (1920×1372) 320KB

Let us not be mere spectators. With our pens, with our voices, with our contributions to our great cause let us give history a push in the direction of freedom. —Lew Rockwell

1345: Kerry McDonald – 1.3 Billion Children Learning at Home

F1345: Kerry McDonald – 1.3 Billion Children Learning at Home
Those of us who homeschooled our kids prior to the school shutdowns were quick to point out that pandemic homeschooling was nothing like the real thing. Despite this inauspicious introduction to homeschooling, millions of parents and students discovered that learning without schooling is not only possible but preferable. —Kerry McDonald
Those of us who homeschooled our kids prior to the school shutdowns were quick to point out that pandemic homeschooling was nothing like the real thing. Despite this inauspicious introduction to homeschooling, millions of parents and students discovered that learning without schooling is not only possible but preferable. —Kerry McDonaldDownload Print Quality (7680×4020) 381KB  |  Normal Quality (3840×2010) 342KB
Those of us who homeschooled our kids prior to the school shutdowns were quick to point out that pandemic homeschooling was nothing like the real thing. Despite this inauspicious introduction to homeschooling, millions of parents and students discovered that learning without schooling is not only possible but preferable. —Kerry McDonaldDownload Print Quality (3072×3840) 4.48MB  |  Normal Quality (1536×1920) 328KB

Those of us who homeschooled our kids prior to the school shutdowns were quick to point out that pandemic homeschooling was nothing like the real thing. Despite this inauspicious introduction to homeschooling, millions of parents and students discovered that learning without schooling is not only possible but preferable. —Kerry McDonald

1344: Walter Williams – History is Not Going to Be Kind to Liberals

W1344: Walter Williams – History is Not Going to Be Kind to Liberals
History is not going to be kind to liberals. With their mindless programs, they've managed to do to Black Americans what slavery, reconstruction, and rank racism found impossible: destroy their family and work ethic. —Walter Williams
History is not going to be kind to liberals. With their mindless programs, they've managed to do to Black Americans what slavery, reconstruction, and rank racism found impossible: destroy their family and work ethic. —Walter WilliamsDownload Print Quality (3840×2010) 3.40MB  |  Normal Quality (1920×1005) 253KB
History is not going to be kind to liberals. With their mindless programs, they've managed to do to Black Americans what slavery, reconstruction, and rank racism found impossible: destroy their family and work ethic. —Walter WilliamsDownload Print Quality (3840×2744) 4.77MB  |  Normal Quality (1920×1372) 318KB

History is not going to be kind to liberals. With their mindless programs, they’ve managed to do to Black Americans what slavery, reconstruction, and rank racism found impossible: destroy their family and work ethic. —Walter Williams

1343: Scott Horton – It Would Be At the Expense of Our Liberty

W1343: Scott Horton – It Would Be At the Expense of Our Liberty
Even if somehow waging violent coups and regime change wars across the planet could guarantee freedom for those people, it would necessarily come at the expense of those whose lives and liberty our government is actually sworn to protect: ours. —Scott Horton
Even if somehow waging violent coups and regime change wars across the planet could guarantee freedom for those people, it would necessarily come at the expense of those whose lives and liberty our government is actually sworn to protect: ours. —Scott HortonDownload Print Quality (3840×2010) 6.69MB  |  Normal Quality (1920×1005) 274KB
Even if somehow waging violent coups and regime change wars across the planet could guarantee freedom for those people, it would necessarily come at the expense of those whose lives and liberty our government is actually sworn to protect: ours. —Scott HortonDownload Print Quality (3840×2744) 9.55MB  |  Normal Quality (1920×1372) 381KB

Even if somehow waging violent coups and regime change wars across the planet could guarantee freedom for those people, it would necessarily come at the expense of those whose lives and liberty our government is actually sworn to protect: ours. —Scott Horton

1342: Hannah Cox – True Feminism

W1342: Hannah Cox – True Feminism
True feminism means the advocacy of women’s rights on the basis of the equality of the sexes. I’m an advocate for men… in every bit as much as I am an advocate for women. —Hannah Cox
True feminism means the advocacy of women’s rights on the basis of the equality of the sexes. I’m an advocate for men… in every bit as much as I am an advocate for women. —Hannah CoxDownload Print Quality (3840×2010) 6.02MB  |  Normal Quality (1920×1005) 249KB
True feminism means the advocacy of women’s rights on the basis of the equality of the sexes. I’m an advocate for men… in every bit as much as I am an advocate for women. —Hannah CoxDownload Print Quality (3840×2744) 8.41MB  |  Normal Quality (1920×1372) 316KB

True feminism means the advocacy of women’s rights on the basis of the equality of the sexes. I’m an advocate for men… in every bit as much as I am an advocate for women. —Hannah Cox