Lockdown

The Covid-19 lockdown is a blueprint for a permanent economic shutdown to ‘save the Earth.’

Old fallacies have a way of reappearing, especially, during times of social and economic crises. The current coronavirus crisis has opened the door to a variety of them.

If there is a chance to pull society away from the social and economic abyss towards which it is moving, we must take it.

Whether school closings and stay-at-home orders slow an outbreak is an important and really challenging research question. This question must be answered before we compare economic costs and health benefits.

We have experienced unprecedented economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and social distancing policies. Twenty two million Americans lost jobs in four weeks.

The life values traded off in stay at home orders are fundamental to us as persons – how we face fear versus protecting our families. Freedom exists precisely so people not sharing the same values do not have to impose their choices on each other.