Medical Sovereignty Under Threat as WHO Pushes Global Pandemic Treaty

On this Monday, May 8, 2023 broadcast, Kim Monson examines the intersection of political attacks, medical sovereignty, and financial stability with guests Wade Miller of the Center for Renewing America, Jeffrey Tucker of the Brownstone Institute, and finance professor Kurt Gerwitz.

Defending the Debt Ceiling Deal Against False Narratives

Start listening at 14:59 – Hour 1

Wade Miller, Executive Director of the Center for Renewing America and Marine veteran, exposes coordinated lies being spread about the debt ceiling deal’s impact on veteran funding. The White House and VA have claimed that spending caps will cut veteran benefits, but Miller reveals this is demonstrably false. The fiscal year 22 cap applies to total spending, while some agencies will be reduced to pre-COVID fiscal year 19 levels, leaving substantial room to increase VA funding by 30 percent.

Miller helped write the budget framework the GOP is using for appropriations, including the VA chapter. He confirms that campaign ads attacking Representative Lauren Boebert over this issue are based on lies. Boebert was one of the first five representatives whose stand during the speaker fight led to this debt ceiling deal, which Miller calls the greatest debt reduction effort he has seen in his lifetime.

“And here’s the really important thing to understand is it’s just a lie. And there’s now groups out there that are putting out campaign ads against her. And I don’t do campaigns, but since it’s policy focused, I can just outright say it’s a lie.”

Wade Miller, Executive Director, Center for Renewing America

WHO Pandemic Treaty Threatens American Medical Sovereignty

Start listening at 32:49 – Hour 1

Jeffrey Tucker, founder and president of the Brownstone Institute, sounds the alarm on the World Health Organization’s push for a global pandemic treaty. Tucker explains that WHO, once responsible for eradicating smallpox and upgrading health systems in poor countries, has become deeply corrupted. After officially endorsing China’s lockdown approach during COVID, the organization now seeks to make such responses the permanent global standard.

Tucker warns that the new regulations would construct totalitarian systems of surveillance and control worldwide. The Biden administration is fully behind this agenda, which Tucker describes as being owned by Bill Gates, pharmaceutical companies, and industrial interests. He notes that the Democratic Party, excluding RFK Jr., has become a front for these corporativist interest groups. The COVID response was not a mistake but an experiment in population control designed to demoralize citizens.

The only real guarantee of American rights, Tucker argues, is complete withdrawal from the World Health Organization. Trump took this step but his actions were reversed. Tucker’s Brownstone Institute is now monitoring the money flows in and out of WHO since mainstream outlets have failed to do so.

“What they’re trying to do is make the COVID-style response the normal way that we deal with health matters, which would in effect mean the construction of totalitarian systems of surveillance and control all over the world. This is the new World Health Organization.”

Jeffrey Tucker, Founder and President, Brownstone Institute

Banking Crisis Threatens Economic Stability

Start listening at 58:54 – Hour 2

Kurt Gerwitz, Professor of Finance at Regis University, breaks down the ongoing banking crisis following the First Republic Bank collapse. While not yet a full crisis, the situation sits on a dangerous edge. The Federal Reserve’s rapid interest rate increases have created unintended consequences, though fighting inflation, which Gerwitz calls a “civilization killer,” remains the Fed’s mandate.

Gerwitz explains how banks like Silicon Valley Bank and First Republic got caught in a duration mismatch. They held safe Treasury bonds but had to liquidate at losses when depositors withdrew funds. The professor warns that America is in stage two of three of a potential banking panic. He urges the FDIC to insure 100 percent of deposits for 12 months to prevent further contagion.

The discussion also touches on the Colorado Education Association’s resolution calling to replace capitalism with an “equitable economic system,” highlighting the broader cultural battle over free market principles. Gerwitz and Kim distinguish between true capitalism and cronyism, noting that government intervention and insider trading by politicians have corrupted public trust in institutions.

“The FDIC should ensure 100% ofdeposits in American banks for 12 months. We need to remove the incentive to not just change banks from your deposits, but also remove the incentive for the equity holders of banks to freak out. We’re in a little bit of a panic mode. We’re in stage two of three, and if we go to stage three, it’s going to get ugly out there.”

Kurt Gerwitz, Professor of Finance, Regis University