Editorial - The HighWire

Nature’s Reset: Light, Sound, & Mushrooms Challenge Alzheimer’s Inevitability

Updated 12:57 PM EDT, Mon June 15, 2026

Watching a loved one suffer from Alzheimer’s disease is a fate so heartbreaking that it is impossible to adequately express. For decades, the standard method of care has been to oversee cognitive decline while bracing for the inevitable. The disease is widely regarded as a one-way door, and the drugs to slow it down are…Continue reading Nature’s Reset: Light, Sound, & Mushrooms Challenge Alzheimer’s Inevitability

FDA Embarks on Plant Medicine Journey For Mental Health, PTSD Solutions

Updated 7:34 AM EDT, Mon June 15, 2026

In late April, President Trump appeared in the Oval Office press conference flanked by military veterans, HHS Secretary Kennedy, and podcaster/comedian Joe Rogan. An Executive Order announcement followed, stating: “Psychedelic drugs, including ibogaine compounds, show potential in clinical studies to address serious mental illnesses for patients whose conditions persist after completing standard therapy….It is…Continue reading FDA Embarks on Plant Medicine Journey For Mental Health, PTSD Solutions

Built on Your Dime: The Special District Scheme Sweeping the Nation

Updated 12:38 PM EDT, Thu June 11, 2026

You toured the home. You loved it. You bought it. The neighborhood looked pristine, the sales agent was friendly, and nothing about the closing table suggested what was coming next. Then the first property tax bill arrived. Buried inside was a charge that had nothing to do with schools, county services, police, or fire protection.…Continue reading Built on Your Dime: The Special District Scheme Sweeping the Nation

Unanswered Questions as FDA Allows Pfizer Vaccine Rollout

By Jefferey Jaxen Just in time for the holiday rush, America’s Covid vaccine is here! Experts and officials who claim to represent the highest ideals science has to offer are now on individual and collective public relations tours to sell the product to a largely dubious public. On Thursday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s…Continue reading Unanswered Questions as FDA Allows Pfizer Vaccine Rollout

Updated 12:34 AM EST, Mon December 14, 2020

UK BRACES FOR PFIZER’S EXPERIMENTAL SHOT

By Jefferey Jaxen Last week, the United Kingdom jumped in front of all other Western nations when it was the first to give emergency approval to Pfizer’s experimental Covid vaccine. As Pfizer’s novel injectable product got the green light from Britain’s Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), The New York Times wrote: “European regulators…Continue reading UK BRACES FOR PFIZER’S EXPERIMENTAL SHOT

Updated 12:51 AM EST, Mon December 7, 2020

Frontline Health Workers: From Heroes to Vaccine Hesitant Public Health Threats

By Jefferey Jaxen UPDATE (12/1): The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices has voted 13 to 1 in an emergency meeting to make the recommendation that residents and employees of nursing homes health care workers be the first to receive coronavirus vaccines. It’s the final countdown! Moderna, Pfizer and AstraZeneca’s Covid vaccine candidates are on their way…Continue reading Frontline Health Workers: From Heroes to Vaccine Hesitant Public Health Threats

Updated 3:27 PM EST, Tue December 1, 2020

AstraZeneca’s Trial Disaster As Media Attacks “very shaky science”

Wired.com has switched its reporting narrative from targeting those who question vaccine science to now questioning the data themselves from AstraZeneca’s forthcoming Covid vaccine. THE MAKERS OF a third coronavirus vaccine announced positive results in clinical trials on Monday, setting off yet another round of excited news reports. This one, produced by a partnership between a University of…Continue reading AstraZeneca’s Trial Disaster As Media Attacks “very shaky science”

Updated 2:33 AM EST, Thu November 26, 2020

Will The Shots Be Mandatory?

By Jefferey Jaxen Throughout the coronavirus response, those within ‘official’ positions around the world have chimed in on the idea of a mandatory Covid shot. Their hopes and potential future plans have been all over the board causing apprehension and confusion within the public. Whether you want the eventual shot, being rushed through emergency use…Continue reading Will The Shots Be Mandatory?

Updated 9:41 PM EST, Tue November 24, 2020

Agendas & Doublespeak Mar Covid Vaccine’s Pending Release

By Jefferey Jaxen With so little information public, and the information we do have is not genuinely encouraging, a cynical person might suggest the only thing breathless media coverage of Covid vaccine news has done is create pump-and-dump stock opportunities for investors. As Bloomberg wrote: There’s ‘a wave of euphoria’ surging through global finance markets.…Continue reading Agendas & Doublespeak Mar Covid Vaccine’s Pending Release

Updated 7:08 PM EST, Mon November 16, 2020