Topic: Government

Crisis, Government, International, War and Peace

Deescalate Conflict in Ukraine

– February 22, 2022

“Only the stupidest of blunders could bring the Americans fully on to team Ukraine, and Ukrainians suffering from the aftermath of Euromaidan understand the fruits of political positioning without the capabilities to back it up.” ~ Todd Myers

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

Vaccine Cronyism

– February 21, 2022

“As revealed through various documents well after OWS, we know the agreements limit vaccine developers not selected for OWS from expedited clinical trials and a transparent process for authorization.” ~ Raymond J. March

Crisis, Environmentalism, Government, Regulation

Climate Tyrants’ New Tactics

– February 21, 2022

“Just because climate change is the hottest topic in progressive policy circles today doesn’t mean that other issues won’t command similar attention in the future, as anti-nuclear and anti-firearms campaigns have in the past.” ~ Richard Morrison

Crisis, Government, History

The Third Party

– February 21, 2022

“What is certain is that either a viable third party must soon emerge, or the two major parties will split the country as they continue desperately to hold to power in the name of an ever shrinking minority of the people.” ~ Antony Davies

Economic Education, Government, History, Policy

The Democracy Illusion

– February 20, 2022

“America is already far beyond what can be justified as advancing our mutual well-being. And our government seems determined to double down on how far it oversteps, a strategy which necessarily shrinks liberty, and the benefits only liberty can provide.” ~ Gary M. Galles

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

Government, History, Media

D.C.’s “Best Information Available” Charade

– February 19, 2022

“Americans need their own ‘best information available’ axiom to automatically reject assertions from media outlets that shamelessly kowtow to politicians and government agencies.” ~ James Bovard

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

Authoritarianism, Government, International

Why China’s Aggression In Asia Is Backfiring

– February 18, 2022

“China occupies a region with fierce competitors. This presents Washington with an opportunity for a more nuanced and multilateral response that brings together diverse countries in pursuit of peace and stability in the region.” ~ Ethan Yang

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