To understand where our nation’s health policy currently stands, and where it is headed, one event enlightens our thinking: Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s recent speech before the World Health Assembly, in which he outlined in stark detail the specific reasons why the United States has left the World Health Organization. On many levels, the global body has lost credibility—revealing its corrupt ties to the Chinese Communist Party and reckless manipulation from the strong arm of pharmaceutical companies. Kennedy was right to charge that the political interests of the WHO have become more important than the health security of nations around the globe. Let’s go deeper on the overwhelming influence of the Chinese government regarding the WHO. The global COVID-19 pandemic was a prime opportunity for the WHO to step forward and assert unbiased, science-based leadership. Instead, the group bent its knee to the CCP, hiding critical information and peddling false assumptions pushed by China, refusing even to acknowledge Taiwan as an independent nation. Is that in the WHO charter—to put its thumb on the scale of geopolitical squabbles? It’s a health organization, for Pete’s sake! There’s no room in health care delivery and research for politics. Yet gender ideology and other forms of political pseudoscience have permeated the thinking of organizations such as the WHO. And to what benefit? What public good? The president made the right call pulling its funding, and Kennedy gave a timely speech calling out what has been so wrong with that organization for too many years. The shift in U.S. policy with respect to where health care is headed can best be captured in Kennedy’s first 100 days at the helm of the Department of Health and Human Services. While it is very “vogue” to look at a leader’s first 100 days of whatever job they are doing, in Washington this often leads to much ado about nothing. The reality is, it’s very difficult to set out in 100 days to make any lasting change. I think many politicos realize that. But I have to say, Kennedy’s first 100 days as HHS secretary have ushered in a period of ambitious reform to reshape America’s approach to health and wellness. He stands in stark contrast to his predecessor. But that’s not saying much. No, Kennedy has set out on a path that focuses on Americans’ true health, driving at the root causes of many diseases and what has ailed Americans. That should be commendable. With a mission to “Make America Healthy Again,” Kennedy has prioritized chronic disease prevention, food safety, and a more efficient HHS. At the heart of Kennedy’s mission is a renewed focus on the root causes of chronic disease. One of his top priorities so far has been to investigate autism’s rise and potential environmental contributors, including air and water pollution, food additives, and mold. While experts remain skeptical of a direct link, Kennedy has long insisted that autism is a “preventable disease” and has committed HHS resources to uncovering environmental factors, promising preliminary findings by September. At the same time, Kennedy has publicly endorsed the MMR vaccine, calling it “the most effective way to prevent the spread of measles,” a notable shift from his earlier views and a move that aligns with mainstream medicine—a clear signal he’s willing to evolve when the facts warrant it. In the area of food safety, Kennedy and Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary have committed to eliminating eight petroleum-based artificial food dyes from foods and medications by the end of 2026, aiming to reduce chronic disease and improve children’s health. Kennedy has also proposed banning ultra-processed foods in schools and other institutions, reflecting his belief that food policy is central to tackling chronic disease. That may sound radical to some, but it’s a simple truth: If we don’t fix what’s on our plates, we’ll never fix what’s ailing our nation. When it comes to specific health industries, let’s quickly examine the secretary’s interest in the med-tech sector. At a time when artificial intelligence is enhancing prevention, early detection, and treatment, Kennedy’s emphasis on the role of innovation in health care is spot-on. Further, the rise of digital health tech—including consumer wearables from rings that track your vitals to continuous glucose monitors—should play an increasingly important role if Kennedy is to accomplish his goals in improving individual health outcomes. Internally, HHS underwent significant reorganization. Kennedy consolidated 28 sub agencies into 15 and announced plans to reduce the workforce by 20,000, aiming to save taxpayers $1.8 billion annually. While Kennedy’s first 100 days have sparked both optimism and controversy, he has undeniably set a new tone at HHS, one that is focused on prevention, innovation, and a willingness to challenge the status quo. And that’s exactly what America needs. COPYRIGHT 2025 CREATORS.COM We publish a variety of perspectives. Nothing written here is to be construed as representing the views of The Daily Signal. The post Seismic Shifts in American Health Policy Have RFK’s Fingerprints All Over Them appeared first on The Daily Signal.

The sexual revolution promised liberation and fulfillment. Women were told that casting off sexual restraint would bring empowerment. But now, decades downstream from its launch, the promises ring hollow.Unbridled sex isn’t delivering freedom — it’s deepening bondage.Pornography and casual sex will never satisfy. But grace is available for those who believed the lies.As it turns out, human beings are more than pleasure machines wired through the nerve endings of our genitals. We are more than dopamine-driven robots. We are embodied souls — created by God, endowed with dignity, purpose, and the need for boundaries.Yet our culture’s sexualization continues at breakneck speed.Access to pornography has never been easier. Research suggests that 30% to 65% of teenagers have been exposed to online porn — most accidentally. A report from Brigham Young University found that roughly 12% of all websites host pornographic content.Meanwhile, the rise and normalization of platforms like OnlyFans showcase and glamorize pornography, rebranding prostitution as “sex work” — the new socially acceptable euphemism. These online “stars” feed the demand of 305 million users, racking up over $10 billion in gross transactions — pun very much intended.But the shine is fading — and not just among traditional critics.The data is clearA recent article titled “The Delusion of Porn’s Harmlessness” in the New York Times offers a revealing glimpse. The author, while careful to avoid “sex shaming,” couldn’t ignore the harms. She described the rise of “porn-trained behaviors” among Gen Z: Choking, slapping, and spitting during sex. These are learned behaviors.An entire generation has been catechized by the tutor of the porn industry. A report indicated that 79% of teens who have watched pornography believed it has helped them learn how to have sex. When porn forms our instincts, abuse masquerades as desire.As our culture drifts farther from monogamy, covenant, intimacy, and the procreation purpose of sex, we find ourselves increasingly fragmented and sexually broken.The harm is realOne of the most disturbing and revealing illustrations of this trend came from a social media stunt by Lily Phillips, a young woman who makes her living on OnlyFans. She recorded herself sleeping with 100 men in a single day — for content. What followed was not a celebration and definitely not empowerment, but a sobering breakdown.She cried. She described feeling “robotic,” disconnected, and hollow. She was shattered.Her tears trace back to a root far deeper than fatigue or regret. They point to the soul’s protest. We were not made for sex severed from love, trust, and covenant. Humans are not just sex-driven beasts. We are made in the image of God. We are body and soul, inseparably bound.Sex is profoundly spiritual. Though it occurs in the flesh, it reaches into the soul. It doesn’t simply join us physically to the other person, but spiritually as well (1 Corinthians 6:16). When we transgress God’s design, we don’t just sin with our bodies — we entangle our souls in shame and bondage that can’t be numbed or ignored.This is why sexual sin wounds us in ways others sins often do not.The apostle Paul warned in Romans 1:18 that sinners “suppress the truth in unrighteousness.” That’s what’s happening. We push down truth to avoid reckoning with its demands on us. We’d rather bury the guilt, ignore the shame, and pretend everything’s fine.Lily Phillips, despite her tears, hasn’t rejected the lies of the sexual revolution. She’s still clinging to them, even as they leave her in pieces. There are many like her.The truth is freedomUnfortunately, those lies continue to spread. For decades, the cultural narrative has insisted that the church is sexually repressive and anti-sex. Why? Because it poses a threat to the prevailing narrative.But data paints a different picture. In fact, regular churchgoers report the most frequent and satisfying sex lives in America. Sex within the covenant of marriage — between a man and a woman — isn’t just moral. It’s joyful. It’s free from guilt and shame. It’s good. Maybe that’s why church-attending married couples are having more sex.There is a better way than the world offers. It’s not repression of our sexual desires — it’s redirection. It’s not shame — it’s sanctity.As Christians, we must resist the temptations surrounding us on every screen and scroll. We must see how broken the porn industry is — and how broken it makes those who produce and consume it. Pornography and casual sex will never satisfy. But grace is available for those who believed the lies. Forgiveness is offered. Healing is possible. Through repentance and faith in Jesus Christ, there is restoration — for the consumer and the creator alike.The sexual revolution promised the world liberation — but left us groaning as slaves. Only Christ breaks the chains.

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