Day: September 11, 2023
The Politicization of Public Health
The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – “If you haven’t got your health, you haven’t got anything.” These words from Count Rugen in the movie Princess Bride have merit. Which one of us wouldn’t trade almost anything for our health? Americans spend billions of dollars every year on vitamins and supplements in an attempt to maintain their health. What happens when those who have claimed the authority to watch over…
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386 – In Loco Parentis, Tyrannis!
Who is in charge of your children? That has been a perennial question that grown in importance over the last few years. When I was a child, it was understood that, with rare exceptions, parents were in charge of a child’s upbringing. This included medical, religious, and educational decisions. However, over the last few decades, the role of the parent in these decisions has been replaced by experts. What happens when the goal of the experts differs from those of the parents? Who decides the future of the rising generations? It was understood that the state acted in loco parentis, in place of the parents, only for the safety of the child. A recent case in U.S. District Court shows that be it health departments, child services, schools or even the courts, government not only believes they know better than the parents, they are more than willing to act in loco parentis tyrannis.
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