The New York Post reported today that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and its scientists collected a staggering $710 million in royalties during the pandemic from late 2021 through 2023. These payments were made by private companies, primarily pharmaceuticals, to license medical innovations from government scientists. Astonishingly, $690 million of that amount went to the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID), the subagency led by Dr. Anthony Fauci, and 260 of its scientists.

This information is deeply unsettling. Like many of my generation, I always believed in the integrity of science. It was a domain we felt we could trust. Why isn’t this news everywhere? Why hasn’t it sparked outrage across political divides? The lack of coverage suggests a deeper issue within the media. It seems mainstream media outlets have been compromised for decades and act more as mouthpieces for the establishment rather than independent watchdogs.

This situation also underscores a broader issue: the illusion of a two-party system. Despite the apparent differences and constant bickering between Republicans and Democrats, we deal with a single-party system. A system focused on consolidating power and keeping the populace distracted by fostering divisions along gender, race, and religious lines.

The system is corrupt and we need to change it before there is nothing to salvage.