In this special presentation of “Independent Truths with Dr. Scott Atlas," Dr. Atlas covers the real pandemic data on mortality rates, natural...

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February 28, 2023 • Weekly Newsletter
Scott Atlas Special | A Pandemic of Failed Leadership: Will Trust Return? ([link removed])
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In this special presentation of “Independent Truths with Dr. Scott Atlas,” ([link removed]) Dr. Atlas covers the real pandemic data on mortality rates, natural immunity, vaccines, lockdowns, and how to restore trust and repair some of the damage that was done. WATCH OR LISTEN » ([link removed])
Virus and Leviathan ([link removed])
Symposium on Public Health and Policy in a Free Society ([link removed])
The Independent Review, Spring 2021
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Yes to Restitution, No to Reparations ([link removed])
Jonathan J. Bean (Inside Sources)
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Elites may be “woke,” but the fundamental American belief in equal protection under the law remains strong—even on the left coast. That should help doom reparations plans in California and (with any luck) elsewhere. READ MORE » ([link removed])
Recommended Readings on Race and Civil Rights ([link removed])
By Williamson M. Evers
‘The 1619 Project’ on Hulu Vindicates Capitalism ([link removed])
Phillip W. Magness and David R. Henderson (Wall Street Journal)
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Hulu’s series “The 1619 Project” blames economic inequality between blacks and whites on capitalism. But almost every example given actually reveals a government intervention that undercut the property rights of black Americans. There are many names for that (like state-sanctioned theft), but it’s not capitalism. READ MORE » ([link removed])
T.R.M. Howard ([link removed])
Doctor, Entrepreneur, Civil Rights Pioneer ([link removed])
By David T. Beito, Linda Royster Beito
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The Real Federal Deficit: Social Security and Medicare ([link removed])
John C. Goodman (Forbes)
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The bad news: the present value of our commitments to the elderly is on the order of ten times the size of the U.S. economy. But reform of this entitlement program—for example, through health savings accounts—and others, is possible. Yet the longer we wait, the harder it will get. The time to act is—now. READ MORE » ([link removed])
New Way to Care ([link removed])
Social Protections that Put Families First ([link removed])
By John C. Goodman
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Policy Failure During the Great Depression ([link removed])
Art Carden and Charlie Mathews (Library of Economics and Liberty)
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Generations of students have learned that the Great Depression was a conspicuous failure of free-market capitalism that ended thanks to the New Deal. Actually, the reverse is true: the New Deal created a depression out of a recession. Any lessons for today? READ MORE » ([link removed])
The Midas Paradox ([link removed])
Financial Markets, Government Policy Shocks, and the Great Depression ([link removed])
By Scott Sumner
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* Festivus in Spring ([link removed]) , by Craig Eyermann
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