The Rise and Fall of Anthony Fauci

I’m seeing many articles like this one talking about Dr. Fauci’s senate testimony.  At the same time, many people weren’t even aware that it happened.  That’s just as well because Fauci pleaded the 5th Amendment a hundred and eleven times.

None of the articles mention Dave Chappelle’s relevant contribution:

I am not an expert, but I can read.  The relevant part of the 5th Amendment seems to be:

nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself

Here’s the problem for Fauci.  President Biden gave him a pardon that covers federal offenses committed during the time frame from January 1, 2014, through January 19, 2025.  Since there can be no federal charges for that time period, he can be compelled to testify.  Fauci just has to be careful not to lie now.

This is happening because Fauci kept a journal on government computers.  His journal is called, “Fauci’s Diary”.  When it was found on government servers, the diary provided a wealth of behind-the-scenes commentary. 

Senator Rand, also a doctor, is asking Fauci about statements in the diary that conflict with congressional testimony or public statements.

In the diary, Fauci swoons with the amount of public adulation he was getting.  It’s kind of embarrassing.  Fauci also hides and manipulates facts about Covid.  The big one is that many experts thought a lab leak was a likely cause of the Covid pandemic, and that theory was never a wild conspiracy. 

Some articles, like the one I linked, goes too far.  The article provides this summary.

  • Social distancing was a hoax
  • Masks were a joke
  • Lockdowns were worthless
  • mRNA jabs were dangerous
  • Case fatality rate was low
  • Ivermectin worked
  • Hydroxychloroquine also worked
  • Remdesivir was a killer
  • COVID came from the Wuhan lab
  • Fauci funded it

Don’t believe any conclusions about Fauci’s Diary without a specific reference.  I didn’t research all of these, but there is nothing in Fauci’s Diary that says that Ivermectin or Hydroxychloroquine worked.

The pandemic was politicized from the start because Trump was president.  It remains political, and that’s a stupid way to run public health policy.

The Covid lockdown changed everything.  History will judge, but it may be as consequential as the 9/11 attack.  Figuring out what went right and what went wrong is important.  Keep some perspective.

You can think that Dr. Fauci is a villain, without believing that he killed Americans on purpose.  You can think that Dr. Fauci is a hero who did the best that anyone could have, without believing that Dr Fauci is the human embodiment of science.