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Cancel culture is a problem in the freedom movement

Cancel culture is active in the healthcare freedom movement, and it's a problem. I experienced a (relatively mild) case of it this week, and failed to respond effectively. Writing this article helped me think through a better way. I hope it helps you, too. Cancel...

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How to Forum II: Cut Through the Intensity

Healthcare and health policy are intense, and our goal at the MHF Forum is to help you cut through the intensity to the information you want. Forum topics have exploded since my first How to Forum article. There are over 600 posts on topics that impact our healthcare....

Calling for Public Comment on Discriminatory MDHHS Standards

Recent campus displays of woke antisemitism have ignited public opposition to discriminatory Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) policies across the U.S. Unfortunately, the State of Michigan is doubling down on discriminatory DEI policies through its bureaucratic...

Jeff Foxworthy, Michigan-style 🦊

Remember the Jeff Foxworthy jokes that started with, "You might be a redneck if ..."? Claiming the percentage of my heritage that qualifies as redneck, I loved Foxworthy's humor. But it wasn't funny this week when MDHHS did its own variation of the redneck joke with...

Video: Speaking at the Ottawa County Patriots

With all the healthcare freedom issues in Michigan, I was ready to talk when the Ottawa County Patriots invited me to speak last week. Thanks to the OCP organizers and production team for making the videos available! Important bills discussed Michigan's proposed...

Compacts Threaten to Globalize Michigan Healthcare

Recent Michigan bill hearings on Physical and Occupational Therapy licensing compacts further advance globalization of healthcare. In addition, a Physician Assistant compact bill is reportedly back in the legislature. Centralized control of professional licensing...

State of Michigan vs. Mental Health Innovators

The State of Michigan’s propensity to control everything is coming back to haunt mental health care, leading to surprising voices for healthcare freedom. Chronic State Meddling in Mental Health Market Michigan’s community mental health services programs, run by MDHHS,...

Child Care and the 2024 Election

Over the past year, Lansing and Washington together assaulted Michigan's most powerful barriers to government overreach: intact families and local control of child care. This is the story of government-sponsored addiction to the most powerful drug available: “free”...

MDHHS Budget Values

Reviewing Governor Whitmer’s new MDHHS budget, we can see what she values. This is equally true of legislators who voted for it. What’s in the MDHHS Budget? Yesterday, MDHHS highlighted the budget’s mental health spending in a press release, “MDHHS Director Elizabeth...