{"id":65194,"date":"2026-05-13T11:53:18","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T01:53:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/?p=65194"},"modified":"2026-05-13T11:53:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T01:53:18","slug":"how-policy-really-gets-made","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/?p=65194","title":{"rendered":"How Policy Really Gets Made"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This morning&#8217;s email collection was interesting in that it had an email from two different sources, both describing the disparity between how we think laws are made versus how they are actually made.<\/p>\n<p>From Robert Malone:<\/p>\n<p>Champions of Change Baton Rouge: How Policy Really Gets Made<br \/>\nText of address to The New Louisiana Foundation and Health Freedom Louisiana<br \/>\nDr. Robert W. Malone<br \/>\nMay 12<\/p>\n<p>Jill and I have just returned from Baton Rouge, where I had the honor of speaking to the members of the New Louisiana Foundation and Health Freedom, Louisiana. For those who were there, and any wishing to know what was said, I am providing the text of last night\u2019s address below, following the introduction provided for the meeting announcement.<\/p>\n<p>Champions of Change Baton Rouge<br \/>\nHow Policy Really Gets Made<br \/>\nFeaturing Dr. Robert Malone &amp; Noah Wall<br \/>\nFrom scientific authority to statehouse policy\u2014discover how ideas move, who shapes them, and why it matters.<\/p>\n<p>Most people believe laws are written by elected officials. In reality, policy often begins long before a bill is filed\u2014developed through networks of institutions, experts, and organizations that shape the ideas, language, and frameworks lawmakers rely on.<\/p>\n<p>At this special Baton Rouge event, you\u2019ll hear from two speakers who illuminate this process from different\u2014but deeply connected\u2014angles.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Robert Malone brings a scientist\u2019s perspective on how expertise, authority, and public health decisions are translated into policy\u2014raising critical questions about informed consent, medical ethics, and the balance between institutional power and individual rights.<\/p>\n<p>Noah Wall examines how policy is developed, packaged, and distributed across all 50 states\u2014often moving in coordinated ways through trusted associations and professional networks.<\/p>\n<p>Together, they offer a rare look at how influence flows through modern governance and what that means for transparency, accountability, and ultimately, individual liberty. If you\u2019ve ever wondered why the same ideas seem to appear in multiple states at once, or how complex policies move so quickly through the system, this is a conversation you won\u2019t want to miss.<\/p>\n<p>From Steve Kirsch&#8217;s newsletter:<br \/>\nTonight on VSRF Live, I\u2019m joined by former Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene for a conversation you likely won\u2019t hear anywhere else.<\/p>\n<p>After three terms in Congress, Marjorie walked away from Washington earlier this year, and tonight she explains why.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re going to talk about what she calls the \u201cPolitical Industrial Complex\u201d \u2014 the network of donor money, pharmaceutical influence, corporate lobbying, and entrenched interests that shapes policy long before the public ever sees a vote cast on the House floor.<\/p>\n<p>Why is vaccine accountability impossible to get through Congress?<\/p>\n<p>Why do liability protections for pharmaceutical companies remain untouchable?<\/p>\n<p>Why do reform efforts keep failing, regardless of who gets elected?<\/p>\n<p>And why do so many people who promise change end up constrained by the exact system they claimed they would fight?<\/p>\n<p>Marjorie will also take us inside Capitol Hill during the COVID era: the mandates, the internal pressure campaigns, the fines she faced for refusing masks, her decision not to take the COVID vaccine, and the battles behind closed doors over attempts to investigate vaccine safety concerns.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ll also discuss her break with Donald Trump, what she learned firsthand about how Washington really works, and why she ultimately concluded the system is far more controlled than most Americans realize.<\/p>\n<p>This is a firsthand perspective from someone who served inside Congress during one of the most contentious periods in recent American history. You don\u2019t want to miss this.<\/p>\n<p>See you tonight at 7pm ET on VSRF Live, and bring a friend.<\/p>\n<p>Steve<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This morning&#8217;s email collection was interesting in that it had an email from two different sources, both describing the disparity between how we think laws are made versus how they are actually made. From Robert Malone: Champions of Change Baton Rouge: How Policy Really Gets Made Text of address to The New Louisiana Foundation and &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/?p=65194\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;How Policy Really Gets Made&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-65194","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general-interest"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65194","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=65194"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65194\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":65195,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65194\/revisions\/65195"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=65194"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=65194"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=65194"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}