coronavirus
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ConstitutionEconomicsGovernmentLibertyPolitics
Government Policies Have Worsened the Coronavirus Crisis
by Richard Ebeling October 21, 2020There is no doubt that 2020 has become a unique event in almost everyone’s life due to the Coronavirus and the response of almost all governments everywhere in the world
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ConstitutionFeaturedGovernmentHealth CarePoliticsRegulation
Finally, States Are Retracting Hydroxychloroquine Bans
by Christine Herrin August 28, 2020For mostly political reasons, hydroxychloroquine has become a highly controversial drug
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Our world is more prosperous than ever, or at least was before the economic disruption from COVID-19.
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GovernmentInternet/Telecom
Shutdowns Yet Again Demonstrate: Our Internet Works – and States’ Big Government Doesn’t
by Seton Motley August 10, 2020The coronavirus shutdowns have acutely and starkly highlighted the differences between Big Government states and Less Government states.
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Faulty information and mistakes in the middle of a crisis, such as the coronavirus pandemic, are to be expected. We’re way past honest mistakes here.
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FeaturedHealth Care
Coronavirus Accelerates the Trend of Declining U.S. Transit Ridership
by Steve Goreham August 6, 2020U.S. public transit ridership has been declining for the last five years and the coronavirus pandemic is accelerating the decline.
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Experts in public health and epidemiology have driven policy making during the COVID-19 pandemic. How much should we trust experts?
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Health Care
Are Lockdowns Necessary? What Data From 10 Countries Show
by Kevin Dayaratna July 31, 2020A new Heritage Foundation special report analyzes the COVID-19 responses of 10 countries, with varying levels of economic freedom, to better understand which policies might have been more effective than others.
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Education
Waivers, Lawsuits, Pandemic Pods and School Choice Legislation
by Larry Sand July 29, 2020Last week, the school wars intensified on many fronts.
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FeaturedHealth Care
Did States Reopen Too Early or Shut Down Too Soon?
by Daniel Sutter July 28, 2020The surge in COVID-19 cases since June has led to much speculation that states began reopening too soon.
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Environment/EnergyFeaturedGovernment
Hold China Accountable – or Give It Even More Control?
by Paul Driessen and Ned Mamula July 22, 2020The Green New Deal would make US reliance on China much worse.
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Governor Newsom and teachers unions nix in-person instruction for most school kids in the fall.
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Our elected executives face a bias to action, worsened by the 24-hour news cycle and running tallies of COVID-19 cases and deaths.