Harvard’s Latest Attack on Homeschooling Abuses Reason and Justice
May 30, 2020 – Kerry McDonald …… Subverting the family will not protect children from abuse. Continue reading →
Epidemiologist: Sweden’s COVID Response Isn’t Unorthodox. The Rest of the World’s Is.
May 29, 2020 – Jon Miltimore …… While nations today appear comfortable instituting mass lockdowns to prevent the spread of a deadly respiratory virus, the practice appears to be unprecedented. 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 →
“We All Failed”: Gov. Cuomo Admits COVID-19 Projection Models “Were All Wrong,” Yet Clings to the Central Planner’s “Pretense of Knowledge”
May 27, 2020 – Dan Sanchez …… The New York governor claims to be out of the “guessing business.” But is he really? Continue reading →
How the Founders Responded to an Epidemic in the Nation’s Capital
May 26, 2020 – Lawrence W. Reed …… Even if the federal government possessed the power to jump into the crisis, it’s hard to conceive of any action it might have taken that would have better met the challenge than what Philadelphians did, crude though it seems by today’s standards. Continue reading →
The Folly of “Ask What You Can Do for Your Country”
May 25, 2020 – Gary Galles …… Governments often demand that you “ask what you can do for your country,” but those governments never guarantee us anything in return for our sacrifice. Continue reading →
One Barber’s Successful Lockdown Defiance Shows Why the Separation of Powers Matters
May 24, 2020 – Jon Miltimore …… Michigan barber Karl Manke deserves credit for his bravery and civil disobedience, but his courage may have been for naught without the intellectual contributions of Montesquieu and James Madison. Continue reading →
Do Lockdowns Work? Mounting Evidence Says No.
May 22, 2020 – Ryan McMaken …… Most of the world’s regimes enthusiastically destroyed their economies and consigned millions to destitution (and a rising tide of resulting health problems) in pursuit of a trendy and unproven theory. There’s still not evidence that the lockdowns worked. Continue reading →
The School Closures Are a Big Threat to the Power of Public Schools
May 20, 2020 – Ryan McMaken …… For many parents, the ongoing closure of public schools will just reinforce growing suspicions that public schools just aren’t worth it anymore. Maybe they never were. Continue reading →
Harvard Kennedy School To Host Conference Addressing the Campaign against Homeschooling Rights
May 19, 2020 – Kerry McDonald …… It is not just about homeschooling. It is about state power over individuals, families, and children. Continue reading →