Markets Are Green
June 29, 2020 – Lawrence W. Reed …… A new book explores how property rights and free markets are good for the environment. Continue reading →
America’s Small Business Owners Have Been Horribly Abused During These Riots and Lockdowns. That Will Have Consequences.
June 7, 2020 – Jon Miltimore, Dan Sanchez …… The backbone of the economy has suffered mounting injuries plus insults. Continue reading →
Why Didn’t the 1958 and 1918 Pandemics Destroy the Economy? Hint: It’s the Lockdowns
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 →
Mike Rowe Is Right: There’s “No Such Thing” as a Non-Essential Worker
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 →
No Policy Can Save Lives; It Can Only Trade Lives
May 5, 2020 – Antony Davies, James R. Harrigan …… “If it saves just one life” is an empty slogan. Continue reading →
Physicians Say Hospitals Are Pressuring ER Docs to List COVID-19 on Death Certificates. Here’s Why.
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 →
Ending the Lockdowns Isn’t about Saving Money. It’s about Saving Lives.
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 →
Governments Make Us More Vulnerable in a Pandemic
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 →
Toilet Paper Econ 101
April 11, 2020 – Dan Sanchez …… The real mystery is full shelves, not empty ones. Continue reading →
Life and Health Are at Stake as the Economy Grinds to a Halt
April 10, 2020 – Cory D. Carpenter …… The quality of the models being used by politicians to set COVID-19 policy is only as good as the data collected. Unfortunately, the data is not very good. Meanwhile, real costs arise from the ruined economy. Continue reading →