Topic: Crisis

Lockdown History Will Accentuate Political Disdain for the Poor

– August 8, 2021

“Please think about what the reaction of the rich and left-wing would have been had their livelihoods been threatened, and please think about what it says about what they really think of poor people.” ~ John Tamny

Authoritarianism, Crisis, Government

Is It Democracy if Ballots Aren’t Secret?

– August 7, 2021

“If Covid or some other ‘public health crisis’ can be used to justify anything and everything and if the same entity asserting emergency powers can also rubber stamp their powers and ignore SCOTUS, what can’t that entity do if so inclined?” ~ Robert E. Wright

Crisis, Economic Education, Monetary Policy

Long-Term Labor Force Trends & the COVID-19 Recession

– August 7, 2021

“It remains to be seen if a further legacy of our several decades of accelerating fiscal profligacy and expansionary monetary policy will turn out to be a permanent reversal of our progress in labor participation and equality.” ~ Robert F. Mulligan

Authoritarianism, Crisis, Education

Prominent Law Professor Sues His School Over Vaccine Policy

– August 7, 2021

“The significance of this case cannot be overstated with vaccine mandates and passports being considered and implemented across the country. One does not need a background in law to understand that the pandemic has sent the country into another constitutional inflection point.” ~ Ethan Yang

Crisis, Government, Science

Two Vaccine Doses? Why Not Three?

– August 6, 2021

“It’s entirely possible that there could be a need for a booster shot for certain populations down the road; anything is possible. However, it seems that the evidence points to long-lasting immunity on both natural infection and vaccination.” ~ Ethan Yang

Crisis, Economic Education, Science

A Tale of Two Spikes: How the Tullock Spike Gives Insight Into a Viral Spike Amid Forced Mask-Wearing

– August 6, 2021

“Let us hope for once that President Biden and the various state governors and health officials leave people free to assess their own risks and adjust their own behaviors as best makes sense to them.” ~ Jon Sanders

Authoritarianism, Crisis, Science

AIER Doing It Right

– August 6, 2021

“In his recent book Spike, Farrar noted that Dominic Cummings, chief advisor to British PM Boris Johnson, ‘wanted to run an aggressive press campaign against those behind the Great Barrington Declaration and others opposed to blanket Covid-19 restriction.'” ~ Robert E. Wright

Authoritarianism, Crisis, Policy, Public Choice and Public Policy

The Refusal to Acknowledge Trade-Offs

– August 5, 2021

“In every policy discussion including those around public health, understanding that trade-offs will occur is an important part of the policy process. When we refuse to engage with that reality, we will almost always pay far higher costs than are warranted.” ~ Amelia Janaskie & Ryan M. Yonk

Authoritarianism, Crisis, Government

Pseudo-Omniscience Versus Freedom

– August 5, 2021

“Twitter followers exalt Paul Krugman for asserting ‘the rhetoric of freedom is actually about privilege.’ Unfortunately, plenty of prominent poohbahs are enjoying the privilege of trying to destroy other Americans’ freedom.” ~ James Bovard

Crisis, Economic Trends, Government

Labor Force Participation Over the Covid-19 Recession

– August 5, 2021

“Now that the economy is recovering, demand for labor has outpaced the supply—too many workers are unwilling to work under post-pandemic conditions, though this will likely be alleviated as relief and unemployment benefits expire.” ~ Robert F. Mulligan

Authoritarianism, Crisis, Government

Biden’s Band-Aid Eviction Moratorium

– August 4, 2021

“Biden’s moratorium, spurred by those who refuse to acknowledge constitutional limits, the importance of property rights in economic planning, and concepts of economic scarcity, tees up a precedent that will ultimately increase the cost of housing and with it, the risk of future evictions.” ~ David Waugh

Crisis, Economic Education, Government, Public Choice and Public Policy

Fight Covid-19 With Social Capital Not Stringency

– August 4, 2021

“While Covid-19 and its variants are reaching endemic status, people and their communities can play an active role in limiting its spread by bolstering social capital through resuming normal social and economic activities, not by imposing additional lockdowns.” ~ Byron Carson, Justin Isaacs & Anthony Carilli