Book Review: Is the Government Legally Killing Us?

By Kelly John Walker, M.S.

Abraham Lincoln famously said, “The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present.” This maxim has never been truer than in the wake of what some refer to the “Plandemic.” The lockdowns, covid policies and “vaccines”—arguably more harmful than the virus itself—left millions with trust issues related to health institutions and regulatory agencies.

When the covid hysteria hit in 2019, I was working as Editor-in-Chief for a national medical education company. Based on my research and work with top physicians nationwide, I wrote an article in the March 2022 issue of FreedomTalk Magazine entitled, “Awake at the Dawn of the Pandemic.” I knew about the virus before it had a name, and the biological implications of MRNA vaccines before the public even became aware of the technology—as a Master of Science, I understood the science thoroughly.

“I became aware early on that a campaign of mass deception had been launched on the world,” I wrote. “The threat of the virus itself paled in comparison to the collateral damage inflicted by global lockdowns, isolation, masking, and hysteria.” I observed that “there has been international recognition of the unintended negative consequences of the COVID-19 global pandemic management measures.”

But…was the damage unintentional? Schara believes many of the deaths involved were deliberate. Having myself lost a close friend to the deadly remdesivir regimen—which I’ve heard some medical professionals refer to as “run, death is near”—I have long harbored grave concerns that warrant serious and sober examination.

Officially launching March 10, Is the Government Legally Killing Us? emerges from the tragic death of Schara’s nineteen-year-old daughter, Grace, a young woman with Down syndrome whose life was marked by faith, joy, and an uncommon ability to bring others together. Her death during a 2021 hospitalization led Schara to undertake an extensive investigation into the medical, legal, and regulatory structures that shaped her care—an inquiry that ultimately culminated in a wrongful-death lawsuit. Although the jury ruled against the family, Schara’s stated purpose in writing is not to revisit litigation, but to raise questions he believes remain unresolved for millions harmed by an elaborate system of eugenics, disguised as medical care.

At its core, the book challenges readers to consider whether the contemporary healthcare system has become overly governed by bureaucratic protocols and financial incentives, rather than guided by the individualized judgment that once defined the practice of medicine. Schara argues that what is commonly referred to as the “Standard of Care” has evolved into a framework that can prioritize institutional compliance over patient-specific discernment.

To support this claim, the author traces what he sees as a century-long transformation of American medicine—from a localized, relational model to one increasingly shaped by centralized policy and economic mechanisms. He notes the dramatic escalation of national health expenditures over time and suggests that such growth reflects not only advances in care, but also a system whose scale and complexity can obscure accountability.

Schara contends that contemporary society often presents citizens with constrained choices—forms of managed decision-making—in which alternatives may differ in degree but remain rooted in the same institutional assumptions. This theme reflects a longstanding American concern: that self-government requires not only political liberty, but also vigilance against the quiet consolidation of authority in systems too large to question.

Faith also plays a significant role in the author’s interpretation of events, and I appreciate the holistic examination of the subject. Schara writes openly from a Biblical worldview, asserting that moral clarity ultimately depends upon transcendent principles rather than purely procedural norms. For some readers, this framework will resonate as a necessary grounding for ethical decision-making; for others, it may invite reflection on how free societies negotiate questions of conscience within public institutions.

A fair reading of Is the Government Legally Killing Us? requires acknowledging both its strengths and its provocations. The book challenged my own assumptions, mainly in the affirmative, but I did find minor points of disagreement. Like Schara, for example, I believed that the change in Ephesians 6:12 from “and against worldly governors” in the Geneva Bible to the King James “against the rulers of the darkness of this world” suggested a struggle against human authorities. However, a deeper exegesis indicates that the 16th-century phrasing of the Greek kosmokratoras most likely still points to cosmic powers, not human governors (let the reader decide). Nonetheless I find abundant scriptural justification for opposing abusive governance, not to mention that doing so is a civic duty recognized by the Founders.

Ultimately, this is not merely a book that asks citizens to reexamine their assumptions. The American experiment has always depended upon an engaged public willing to question whether its institutions remain faithful to their founding ideals. Schara’s work, shaped by personal loss and sustained inquiry, reflects that civic impulse and presents a body of research that is both careful and remarkable for a layman. It demonstrates that someone does not have to be a medical “authority” to verify or refute their claims.

Readers may differ sharply in their conclusions, but they will likely agree on this much: a society based on free speech must continually measure its systems against the lives entrusted to them. In bringing his daughter’s story into the public square, Scott Schara invites examination that, in a constitutional republic, should never be dismissed lightly.

Is the Government Legally Killing Us?, scheduled for release March 10, is available for preorder now: https://book.ouramazinggrace.net/.