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March 31, 2020 | Weekly Newsletter

How Would Free-Market Health Care Respond to the Coronavirus? ([link removed])
By John C. Goodman (Forbes, 3/23/20)
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Under a free-market system, most households today would have all the equipment needed for effective online consultations with their doctors, including to diagnose coronavirus infections. The fact that telemedicine isn’t as widespread and extensive as it could be is a result of government policy. READ MORE » ([link removed])

[link removed] Priceless Curing the Healthcare Crisis ([link removed])
By John C. Goodman
Trust Private Enterprise to Flatten the Curve ([link removed])
By Raymond J. March (The Hill, 3/26/20)
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Retailers such as Target, Walgreens, and CVS-Health are opening space for laboratories to make coronavirus tests available to the public. The enlistment of private labs would have occurred much sooner had the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention not stood in their way. READ MORE » ([link removed])

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Waiting for Coronavirus ([link removed])
By John O’Sullivan CBE (National Review, 3/25/20)
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Critics complain that governments moved too slowly to fight the spread of the novel coronavirus, but what if the bigger problem is that politicians have opted for virus suppression and human lockdown, rather than policies of mitigation and adaptation? Given that everyone has a stake in the health of the economy, it might be far better if governments emphasized protecting society’s most vulnerable populations while still allowing lower-risk individuals the freedom to go about their lives without major disruption. READ MORE » ([link removed])

Video: Fear: The Fuel of Government Power ([link removed])
COVID-19: Is It Academic Armageddon? ([link removed])
By Richard K. Vedder (Forbes, 3/16/20)
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Colleges and universities lack information about key metrics on student learning, on which majors are the most productive for society, on the marginal benefit of a fourth year of undergraduate study, and so on. These deficiencies, along with the high fixed costs associated with their Edifice Complex, are reasons why the higher-education bubble will likely deflate at a faster pace in the age of the novel coronavirus. READ MORE » ([link removed])

[link removed] Restoring the Promise Higher Education in America ([link removed])
By Richard K. Vedder
How “Price Gouging” Can Help with the COVID-19 Crisis ([link removed])
By Scott Beyer (Catalyst, 3/25/20)
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When resources are scarce, price increases can spur production, discourage hoarding, and encourage conservation. For evidence of how “price gouging” during emergencies actually helps consumers, consider that hikes in gasoline prices during Hurricane Harvey left more fuel available for Texans who were evacuating to save their lives. READ MORE » ([link removed])

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By Robert P. Murphy
The Beacon: New Blog Posts
* This National Doctors’ Day, Let’s Show Our Appreciation ([link removed]) , by Ross Marchand
* How Uncle Sam Will Spend $2.3 Trillion on Coronavirus Relief ([link removed]) , by Craig Eyermann
* Why Is Unemployment Rising? ([link removed]) , by Randall G. Holcombe
* Gov. Newsom Outsources Decision to Close Gun Stores ([link removed]) , by K. Lloyd Billingsley
* Defense Production Act, the Constitution, and the Voluntary Way ([link removed]) , by William J. Watkins, Jr.
* The Mask Madness of Big Government ([link removed]) , by K. Lloyd Billingsley
* To Battle Covid-19, Cut Regulation! ([link removed]) , by Raymond J. March
* Coronavirus and National Healthcare Rationing ([link removed]) , by Craig Eyermann
* University of Arizona Students Say Finishing Courses Online Is “Expecting Too Much” ([link removed]) , by Vicki E. Alger
* California Coronavirus Measures Impact the Justice System ([link removed]) , by K. Lloyd Billingsley

Catalyst: New Articles
* This National Doctors’ Day, Let’s Show Our Appreciation ([link removed]) , by Ross Marchand
* We Shouldn’t Need the Coronavirus to Appreciate Small Business ([link removed]) , by Luka Ladan
* FDA Should Expand Options for Coronavirus Patients ([link removed]) , by Ross Marchand
* How “Price Gouging” Can Help with the COVID-19 Crisis ([link removed]) , by Scott Beyer
* The Novel Coronavirus Can Kill Colleges as Well as People ([link removed]) , by Richard Vedder
* Fighting Coronavirus by Breaking the Chains of Needless Regulation ([link removed]) , by Craig Eyermann


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