Dear ASF Community,
ASF’s latest Vox Libera salon, “Public Health in a Post-Covid World: Do we need the WHO?” was held on the morning of 21 June (see picture below). It was an outstanding occasion and continues our tradition of supporting and celebrating open conversations about important issues. A capacity crowd assembled for brunch and enlightening presentations on the International Health Reform Project from former WHO Coordinator Dr Davd Bell, and former UN Assistant Secretary-General, Professor Ramesh Thakur. This was followed by a passionate dialogue and debate with the well-informed audience of ASF members and friends. Thank you to everyone who attended to make the occasion special. Thanks in particular to Jason and Kelie Strecker for organising the event, and to our wonderful host for opening her house to the community and ensuring everyone was well-fed. If you have an idea for a future Vox Libera salon, please let us know at admin@scienceandfreedom.org.
We hope you will join us in Perth in November for ASF’s annual Progress through Science and Freedom conference. Planned themes for our star-studded panels, stimulating discussions, and community brainstorming workshops include WA secession (see here and here) and institutional redesign; Indigenous rights and property rights; the future of energy; pro-human culture; and what’s missing in education. Save the dates: 20-22 November!
Phillip Altman, an outspoken covid policy critic with whom some ASF members may be familiar, has switched from Substack to BOOM. Find some of his recent content in The Vaccination Conversation.
You may also appreciate this interview on a related topic, provided by RCR in New Zealand.
A concise peer-reviewed article here discusses the phenomenon whereby individual thought becomes possessed by groupthink, using the covid era as an example.
Over in North America, where I am presently on sabbatical, the news has been pouring in. Rand Paul has subpoenaed Anthony Fauci, following this damning document de-classification courtesy of Tulsi Gabbard just before leaving her post as Director of National Intelligence, but still, the government contracts for Pfizer keep rolling in (also see here). Christine Cotton, Pfizer whistleblower, has tragically taken her own life.
In art this month, you may wish to check out this new underground radio station in Canberra and this livestream production coming up on 12 July of a musical production called The End of Tyranny.
From a nation that aspires to be the land of the free and the home of the brave, where we are about to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary: all the best until next month!
Gigi Foster
