Topic: Crisis

Crisis, Government, Healthcare, Regulation

What An Economist Knows About Crony Vaccines

– February 20, 2022

“With effective treatments, fear would be diminished, and vaccines would be judiciously deployed to those who demand them. Blocking discovery, via crony liability shields, costs lives.” ~ Barry Brownstein

Crisis, Government, Healthcare

The Hepatological Toll of NPIs Surfaces

– February 19, 2022

“The effects of treating human beings like insects in mason jars with holes poked in the lid are coming to light. We cannot repair the damage done, but we can highlight and expose those who were responsible for the remainder of their waking days.” ~ Peter C. Earle

Crisis, Government, Healthcare, Public Choice and Public Policy, Science

FDA Continues to Meddle With Covid-19 Treatments

– February 18, 2022

“When the FDA and other agencies curtail private efforts to battle Covid-19, including limiting the use of existing and established treatments, we place our trust in less capable hands.” ~ Raymond J. March

Authoritarianism, Crisis, Education, Government

How the Coddled Kids Graduated But Never Grew Up

– February 18, 2022

“The coddled kids didn’t grow up, and now they’re in positions of authority everywhere. The madness of crowds had long been simmering at the doors of American institutions – then its halls, and then its board rooms.” ~ Joakim Book

Authoritarianism, Crisis, Government

It’s Always about Fear.

– February 17, 2022

“Government endangers us, and does not deserve our trust. But now, just pointing out that danger…makes us terrorists. This is only possible because of the decades-long sacrifice of liberty to fear.” ~ Laura Williams

Authoritarianism, Crisis, Government

Get Comfortable with Being Uncomfortable

– February 16, 2022

“The only question left is: What kind of society do you want your children to inherit? The good times are over. The hard times are coming. We need strong people like Tricia Lindsay to remind us it’s time to get comfortable with being uncomfortable.” ~ Max Borders

Authoritarianism, Crisis, Media, Science

Science Kardashians vs. The Great Barrington Declaration

– February 15, 2022

“The ‘Science Kardashians’ behind the John Snow Memorandum used their social media influence to promote attacks on the Great Barrington Declaration. These charges were picked up by major media outlets, which contributed to the Declaration’s being painted as ‘fringe.'” ~ David Waugh & James R. Harrigan

Authoritarianism, Crisis, Government

Worshiping Authority Leads to Tyranny: Five Lessons from North Korea

– February 15, 2022

“America’s ‘soft’ crushing of inquiry is far removed from North Korea’s brutal totalitarian dystopia. Yet, lessons from North Korea are warning signs. Why would we go further down this path when North Korea is a living example of the mindset that generates such a hell?” ~ Barry Brownstein

Crisis, Education, Government, History

How Government Meddling Ruined Higher Education, Part 1

– February 15, 2022

“There is no need whatsoever for government to provide, subsidize, or control education. The United States would be a far better educated country if government had kept entirely out of education. Unfortunately, it did not.” ~ George Leef

Authoritarianism, Crisis, Government, History

Convoy!

– February 14, 2022

“The convoy protestors want freedom from senseless, unscientific Covid restrictions and mandates and freedom from a ruling class that ignores their own rules and treats everyday Canadians with derision and disrespect.” ~ Robert E. Wright

Central Banking, Crisis, Economic History, Monetary Policy

Did Ben Bernanke Implement QE before the 2008 Financial Crisis?

– February 14, 2022

“The Bernanke Fed was practicing QE much earlier than is widely thought. This early QE experiment, likely intended to stabilize short-term inflation expectations, transformed monetary policy prior to the crisis.” ~ James L. Caton

Crisis, Free Markets, Government, Technology

Re-Working Supply Chains Requires Thinking Differently

– February 13, 2022

“What is obvious is that a one-size-fits-all approach will not work – it doesn’t work for marketing, it doesn’t work for management, it doesn’t work for industries and risk mitigation, and it certainly doesn’t work for supply chain management.” ~ Kimberlee Josephson