Is climate change a man-made crisis warranting major cutbacks in fossil fuels, or is it a mild, natural process that merits policies of incremental...
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February 16, 2021 | Weekly Newsletter

Hot Talk, Cold Science: Global Warming’s Unfinished Debate, Revised and Expanded Third Edition ([link removed])
By S. Fred Singer with David R. Legates and Anthony R. Lupo
Forewords by Frederick Seitz and William Happer
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Is climate change a man-made crisis warranting major cutbacks in fossil fuels, or is it a mild, natural process that merits policies of incremental adaptation and “no regrets”? The essential antidote to climate alarmism, Hot Talk, Cold Science, 3rd Edition—the capstone of S. Fred Singer’s lifework in science and public policy—empowers readers to better detect and think beyond the hyperbole and propaganda all-too-common in political and interest-group demagoguery and media coverage of this heated subject. BUY THE BOOK » ([link removed])
Should We Let People Die of COVID-19 to Achieve Racial Equality? ([link removed])
By Jonathan J. Bean (Waco Tribune-Herald and other newspapers, 2/13/21)
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Federal CDC guidelines and several states advocate prioritizing the vaccination of Blacks and other minorities, regardless of their age, over the elderly, because members of these groups are more likely to die of COVID than Whites. This strategy, however, will worsen race relations, undermine respect for both medical science and the law, and cost more lives. READ MORE » ([link removed])

[link removed] Race & Liberty in AmericaThe Essential Reader ([link removed])
Edited by Jonathan J. Bean
Conversation with a Reluctant Healthcare Hero: Christopher Briggs ([link removed])
By Brent Hamachek (Human Events, 2/3/21)
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In November of 2015, Christopher Briggs and his wife received the news that their three-year-old daughter had been diagnosed with leukemia. Now the Independent Institute’s Publications and Public Affairs Counsel finds himself cast in the role of critic, patient-advocate, and reformer of the nation’s healthcare system. READ MORE » ([link removed])

My Kid Has Cancer and ObamaCare Is Making Everything Worse ([link removed])
By Christopher B. Briggs
The Higher Education Origins of the Biden Administration ([link removed])
By Richard K. Vedder (Forbes, 1/25/21)
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Joe Biden is the first president elected in 36 years without a degree from an Ivy League school, but his Cabinet appointments and top aides, like those of prior Democratic and Republican administrations, skew toward elite Eastern schools. To steal from the late Leona Helmsley, in modern America it has been almost like “only the little people go to state schools.” READ MORE » ([link removed])

[link removed] Restoring the PromiseHigher Education in America ([link removed])
By Richard K. Vedder
Political Dysfunction and Teacher Unions Are Keeping California Kids Out of School ([link removed])
By Lee E. Ohanian (The Hill, 2/8/21)
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to return kids to their classrooms, but the state’s major teacher unions are not cooperating. Although Newsom has offered additional funding of between $450 to $700 per student for school districts working to implement CDC-recommended safeguards, this is not enough for unions. READ MORE » ([link removed])

Infectious Diseases and Government Growth ([link removed])
By Nathan P. Goodman, Christopher J. Coyne, Abigail Devereaux
The Beacon: New Blog Posts
* San Francisco Ends Merit-Based Admissions at Top-Rated Public High School ([link removed]) , by K. Lloyd Billingsley
* President Biden Faces Longstanding Challenge to Lower Insulin Prices. Will He Succeed? ([link removed]) , by Raymond J. March
* Waste and Incompetence Little Barrier for Bureaucrat’s Promotion ([link removed]) , by Craig Eyermann
* Manufacturing Militarism: US Government Propaganda in the War on Terror ([link removed]) , by Abigail R. Hall Blanco
* “Nothing We Can Do” About Trajectory of the Pandemic? ([link removed]) , by K. Lloyd Billingsley

Catalyst: New Articles
* Competition Is the Antidote to Big Tech’s Bad Behavior ([link removed]) , by Kimberlee Josephson
* Labor Law that Would Destroy Uber Could Pass This Time ([link removed]) , by Brad Polumbo
* Innovative Community Engagement on Fiscal Issues ([link removed]) , by Pooja Bachani Di Giovanna and Abigail Scott
* Biden’s Executive Orders Continue a Dangerous Precedent ([link removed]) , by Luka Ladan


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