Policymakers should consider the relationship of population density to the spread of the coronavirus because this relationship creates sets of policy options that are radically different in high-density and low-density areas, explains Charles Murray.
Yuval Levin writes that reopening won’t mean a roaring return of the economy. People are scared and need to build trust in a new environment. Economic arrangements have been disrupted and need to be reconstructed. That will take time and trial and error. And public health and economic support will have to work together to enable recovery.
The best data on retirement savings and the more sophisticated projections of future retirement incomes present a much more positive picture of US households’ preparation for retirement than is commonly found in media reports or public opinion polls, explains Andrew Biggs.
LeBron James did not support Hong Kongers' right to protest the Chinese government, but he did support Colin Kaepernick's protests. Racial injustice is worthy of protest, but the citizens of Hong Kong deserve similar support, explains Gary Schmitt.
Scott Gottlieb testified that everyone wants to know when we’ll be safe from COVID-19. The answer is we’re probably in for a long fight. We’ll face a persistent risk, maybe until we get a vaccine, or even after. But that risk can be managed, and reduced, if we focus on helping those at the greatest threat of getting the disease.
In this report, Jason Delisle questions the need for free-college policies by assessing affordability and prices at public universities for in-state students after all financial aid is applied and how these “net prices” have changed since the mid-1990s. He also distinguishes between tuition prices, which generally cover educational costs, and living expenses students incur while enrolled.
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