Episode Details

Vaccines Unmasked, Part 1: The Roots of Medical Tyranny

Date Recorded: Aug 7, 2025

In the opening of our Vaccines Unmasked series, Peter Norquest and Arizona Libertarian Party State Chairman Dru Heaton set the stage for a hard-hitting discussion on vaccines, mandates, and medical freedom. From the origins of modern vaccination programs to the philosophical questions of liberty versus compliance, this episode examines how government and corporate interests have shaped health policy—and what that means for personal choice today.

Show Links:

Veterans Today: Anti-Vaxxers: Dupes or Terrorists? By Carol Duff, MSN, BA, RN February 14, 2019: 

https://veteranstoday.com/2019/02/14/anti-vaxxers-dupes-or-terrorists/

The Washington Post: Anti-vaxxers are dangerous. Make them face isolation, fines, arrests By Juliette Kayyem April 30, 2019: 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/04/30/time-get-much-tougher-anti-vaccine-crowd/

New York Times, Not Up For Debate: The Science of Vaccination By Aaron Carroll, M.D.. September 17, 2015: 

https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/18/upshot/not-up-for-debate-the-science-behind-vaccination.html

Cochrane Library; Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2012, Issue 2. Art. No. : CD004407: Vaccines for measles, mumps and rubella in children (Review):

2012 ORIGINAL author’s conclusion: https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD004407.pub3/full

2021 UPDATED author’s conclusion: https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD004407.pub5/full

Will Libertarianism Die a Covid Death: 

https://www.heaton4arizona.com/covid-death.html

Wake Up Live W/ Christopher DeSimone Ep.76 (05-14-25): 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuKOAq0D3wg&t=8390s