Editorial - The HighWire

The UN’s “Non-Binding” Pandemic Declaration: Sequence In, Shot Out

Updated 2:36 PM EDT, Wed October 21, 2026

On October 12, with little to no media coverage, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Political Declaration on Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness, and Response. The vote was 153 in favor and 3 against. The United States, Israel, and Argentina voted no, and New Zealand and Paraguay abstained. The scant headlines moved on within a day,…Continue reading The UN’s “Non-Binding” Pandemic Declaration: Sequence In, Shot Out

The Kind of People Who Build Bridges for Animals

Updated 6:14 AM EDT, Tue October 20, 2026

Three mule deer wandered up to a brand-new bridge near Grass Lake, in the far north of California, and walked across it. The bridge was built just for them, and other animals, and a trail camera caught them taking advantage of it. Remarkably, the bridge was not even finished being built when they used it.…Continue reading The Kind of People Who Build Bridges for Animals

From Lockdowns to Large Language Models: How AI Became the Post-COVID Companion We Never Asked For

Updated 5:54 AM EDT, Mon October 19, 2026

The Trillion-Dollar AI Boom Built on a Generation Already Isolated by COVID The date was May 11, 2023, and the federal COVID-19 Public Health Emergency officially ended in the United States. An entire generation of children and adolescents had been artificially masked and forced onto devices for their education and socialization. Already struggling with mental…Continue reading From Lockdowns to Large Language Models: How AI Became the Post-COVID Companion We Never Asked For

Study: France Successfully Treats Tens of Thousands with HCQ

A new study that looked at the outcomes of COVID-19-positive patients treated early with Hydroxychloroquine and Hydroxychloroquine-Azithromycin has concluded that there was a significant benefit in mortality with the use of the drug. The study, which Dr. Peter McCullough contributed to, examined a massive cohort of 30,423 patients treated at a single center in France.…Continue reading Study: France Successfully Treats Tens of Thousands with HCQ

Updated 9:21 AM EST, Mon November 13, 2023

The Number 7? Health and Life Insurance Companies Feeling the Pinch

Seven percent. That number is interesting, given that it shares two different meanings for this column. According to an article in InsuranceNewsNet, excess mortality (a measure of the increase in the number of deaths during a time period and/or in a certain group, as compared to the expected value or statistic) is up 7%, while…Continue reading The Number 7? Health and Life Insurance Companies Feeling the Pinch

Updated 10:27 AM EST, Fri November 10, 2023

SB7 Victory: One Mom’s Revolution Ensures Medical Freedom for All Texans

Taking charge where the U.S. federal government has blatantly failed, Texas just passed an unprecedented medical freedom bill, and residents have one compassionate mom to thank for preserving their liberty—a calm, tenacious warrior named Jackie Schlegel. A mother of three young adults, including one with profound developmental disabilities and complex medical needs, over the last…Continue reading SB7 Victory: One Mom’s Revolution Ensures Medical Freedom for All Texans

Updated 10:55 AM EDT, Thu March 20, 2025

Kenya’s New Birth to Death Digital ID Program Supported by Gates Foundation & UN

With little accountability or transparency, Africa has been Bill Gates’s pet project since starting the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in 2000. To date, Gates has committed nearly $29 billion in grants towards topics including family planning, climate change, agriculture development, polio, malaria, public health, mRNA vaccine development, and now a lifetime Digital Identification program…Continue reading Kenya’s New Birth to Death Digital ID Program Supported by Gates Foundation & UN

Updated 10:05 AM EDT, Wed November 1, 2023

With Billionaire “Climate Change” Revenue Stream Set, Big Business Pushes World Leaders to Phase Out Fossil Fuels

On November 30, 2023, government and nongovernment puppet leaders from around the globe will assemble in Dubai for the United Nations (UN) 28th annual climate meeting, dubbed COP28 (Conference of Parties). This year’s 12-day meeting is consequential because it aims to keep alive the controversial goal set in Paris in 2015 of limiting long-term global…Continue reading With Billionaire “Climate Change” Revenue Stream Set, Big Business Pushes World Leaders to Phase Out Fossil Fuels

Updated 7:10 AM EDT, Fri October 27, 2023

Warning: Ultra Processed Foods Are Not Food – They Are Addictive Like Tobacco

Increasingly associated with an unhealthy diet, most Americans now get the bulk of their calories from highly addictive and highly profitable ultra-processed foods (UPFs, aka highly processed foods, or HPFs). A recent study—which, parallel to big pharma, underscores another avenue of greed and corruption targeting our nation’s health—revealed that highly processed foods like potato chips and ice cream…Continue reading Warning: Ultra Processed Foods Are Not Food – They Are Addictive Like Tobacco

Updated 6:02 AM EDT, Wed October 25, 2023