After state governments lift their mandatory economic shutdowns, the nation’s total economic output will likely return to its pre-crisis growth...
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April 14, 2020 | Weekly Newsletter
Why a Pandemic Is Not a Recession ([link removed])
By R. David Ranson (Independent Institute Executive Summary, 4/8/20)
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After state governments lift their mandatory economic shutdowns, the nation’s total economic output will likely return to its pre-crisis growth rate as businesses and consumers make up for lost time. Although GDP growth will quickly recover, Americans will emerge from the crisis with a larger and more authoritarian central government. READ MORE » ([link removed])
[link removed] Neither Liberty nor Safety Fear, Ideology, and the Growth of Government ([link removed])
By Robert Higgs
How Do We Ration Health Care When We Really Have To Do It? ([link removed])
By John C. Goodman (Forbes, 4/7/20)
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In the midst of the coronavirus onslaught, healthcare rationing of scarce medical resources literally means deciding who will live and who will die. Healthcare workers tend to prioritize patients who make the greatest contribution to the welfare of others, and most people behind a veil of ignorance would choose to do the same. READ MORE » ([link removed])
[link removed] Priceless Curing the Healthcare Crisis ([link removed])
By John C. Goodman
Did America’s ‘Epidemic Intelligence Service’ Fail to Block the Arrival of Coronavirus in America? ([link removed])
By K. Lloyd Billingsley (The Daily Caller, 4/13/20)
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The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention tasks something called the Epidemic Intelligence Service with keeping epidemics out of the United States. Although EIS officers in China failed to prevent the coronavirus from arriving on American soil, the program has escaped attention from the establishment media and from Congress. READ MORE » ([link removed])
[link removed] Beyond Politics (Revised and Updated Edition) The Roots of Government Failure ([link removed])
By Randy Simmons
Make American Colleges Grade Again! ([link removed])
By Richard K. Vedder (Forbes, 4/1/20)
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How can America’s colleges and universities, already suffering a loss of public confidence and now facing new major challenges posed by the novel coronavirus, improve their educational product to attract students and serve society without spending more money? One way is for them to end the great scourge afflicting higher education: grade inflation. READ MORE » ([link removed])
[link removed] Restoring the Promise Higher Education in America ([link removed])
By Richard K. Vedder
Richard Weaver, the Coronavirus, and the Strenuous Life ([link removed])
By William J. Watkins Jr. (Abbeville Institute, 3/30/20)
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Traditionalist conservative Richard Weaver challenged people to forsake the creature comforts of technological advancement and to relish the strenuous life of a non-materialistic era. Sixty-two years after the publication of Ideas Have Consequences, the southern scholar’s best-known work, the coronavirus panic might bring about the kind of societal renewal that Weaver envisioned. READ MORE » ([link removed])
[link removed] Crossroads for Liberty Recovering the Anti-Federalist Values of America’s First Constitution ([link removed])
By William J. Watkins Jr.
The Beacon: New Blog Posts
* Is the China-Friendly WHO Calling the Tune for CDC? ([link removed]) , by K. Lloyd Billingsley
* The Financial Virus Will Infect Our Politics ([link removed]) , by Alvaro Vargas Llosa
* Easter Brings Pushback on Coronavirus Restrictions ([link removed]) , by William J. Watkins, Jr.
* A Growing Mountain of Debt ([link removed]) , by Craig Eyermann
* SF Government Officials Continue Clueless Homeless Practices During CoronaCrisis ([link removed]) , by Mary L. G. Theroux
* Cut Regulations and Get COVID-19 Drugs to Patients ([link removed]) , by Raymond J. March
* Should Rich Homeowners Get Coronavirus Tax Write-offs? ([link removed]) , by Craig Eyermann
Catalyst: New Articles
* Towards a Free-Market for Curb Space: If city governments auction out usage of their curbs, it would create far better private transit. ([link removed]) , by Scott Beyer
* Could Skateboarding Become a Valid Transport Option? College campuses, and to a lesser degree, cities, could make way for this growing micro-mobility form ([link removed]) , by Scott Beyer
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