An L-Shaped Recovery Is Not an Anomaly, It Is the Norm.
Many analysts and economists are trying to predict the shape of the economic recovery post-COVID-19. To understand how the recovery may look, we need to look at past recoveries and …
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Minneapolis Riots Are a Reminder that Police Don’t Protect You or Your Property
Looting and arson have followed what began as peaceful protests in response to the apparent killing of George Floyd by Derek Chauvin, a now-former member of the Minneapolis Police Department. …
A Florida Physician Runs for Congress
What does it mean to promote a politically conservative vision for health care? Our guest is Dr. Leo Valentin, a radiologist running as a Republican candidate for US Congress in …
Why Congressional “Oversight” of the Bureaucracy Is No Such Thing
Neither voters nor politicians watch the bureaucracy very carefully, so they respond as one might expect—advancing their own and their favorites’ interests, at the expense of the public they are …
Politicians’ COVID Mania Ravages Maryland
James Bovard reports form Maryland, where the COVID-19 lockdowns have decimated employment and the rules only apply to powerless ordinary people. Cops and politicians can do as they like. Narrated …
The CDC Slashed the COVID-19 Fatality Rate to a Fraction of Earlier Estimate Used to Justify Lockdowns
Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. The prolockdown crowd has been making extraordinary claims. Meanwhile, they have produced little evidence to support their claims. Narrated by Daniella Bassi. Original Article: “The …
Politicians’ COVID Mania Ravages Maryland
Maryland politicians have destroyed more than four hundred thousand jobs in dictatorial responses purporting to thwart the coronavirus pandemic. “Nearly one in five Maryland workers have filed for unemployment” compensation, …
The Hydroxychloroquine Controversy Is a Reminder That Prescription Laws Are a Government Racket
After President Trump declared that he uses hydroxychloroquine, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) walked back its advice against the drug and seemingly all others as well. “The decision to …
What the Failed 55-MPH Speed Limit Law Tells Us About COVID Lockdowns
During the oil crises of the 1970s, Congress attempted to lower gasoline consumption by mandating a lowered speed limit for vehicles on all highways. But the efforts quickly evolved into a …
How Would a Socially Balanced Society Respond to a Pandemic?
The state currently enjoys a vastly unbalanced share of the power within a society, such an arrangement is not in any way preordained, and the assumption that it must be …