Common Sense Economics

July 26, 2020 – Erin Wilcox …… Fortunately for everyone, distilleries didn’t let the FDA’s red tape stop them from meeting the public’s need for hand sanitizer. Continue reading →

May 28, 2020 – Ryan McMaken …… The 1958 pandemic killed twice as many people as COVID-19 has so far. Yet, the economy in 2020 has collapsed far worse than either in 1958 or the far worse pandemic of 1918. Continue reading →

May 7, 2020 – Jon Miltimore …… All too often, what is deemed “essential” is simply what’s convenient to state leaders making the decisions. Continue reading →

May 5, 2020 – Antony Davies, James R. Harrigan …… “If it saves just one life” is an empty slogan. Continue reading →

April 30, 2020 – Jon Miltimore …… The economic incentive to add COVID-19 to diagnostic lists and death certificates is clear and does not require any conspiracy. Continue reading →

April 27, 2020 – Gary Galles …… “Saving lives versus saving money” comparisons confuse ends with means. The end of saving the economy is not to have more money. The end is to have resources necessary to preserve the lives and health of countless human beings. Continue reading →

April 19, 2020 – Lee Friday …… If you are shocked by the extent to which Canada’s various governments have shut down the economy with the onset of COVID-19, you should be more shocked by how much they shut it down BEFORE COVID-19. Continue reading →