By Erik Sass, TES Editor-in-Chief On May 18, President Trump announced that he began taking a combination of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ), azithromycin, and zinc about 10 days prior. This was around the same time that multiple White House staffers were reported to have contracted the novel coronavirus. The President appears to be taking this […]
Tag: coronavirus
Beware of trying to “make China pay” for COVID-19
“It Would Be Great to “Make China Pay” for COVID-19, But the Price Could Be High” By Doug Bandow, courtesy of the Cato Institute Many of us hoped that economic liberalization in China would encourage political reform. The country did change dramatically: Maoism was tossed into history’s trash bin, while personal autonomy and economic […]
Don’t forget indoor air pollution in COVID-19 fight
“Lack of Clean Cooking Energy Aggravates Coronavirus Impact in Africa” By Grace Kageni Mbungu, courtesy of IASS Around the world the coronavirus pandemic has disrupted life as we know it. However, it is important not to lose sight of the fact that the coronavirus exists on top of many underlying health, social, and economic […]
COVID-19 triggered “cascading structural failures”
By Martin Gurri, courtesy of the Mercatus Center Like most people I know, I am presently trapped in social isolation, stuck in a dreamlike parenthesis between what was once normal life and the uncertain struggles lurking on the other side. We are huddled, most of us—the fortunate ones—in our hiding places, waiting. That […]
COVID Bailout for the Postal Service: A First-Class Mistake
By Oliver McPherson-Smith and Steve Pociask, American Consumer Institute As the Beltway grapples with reviving the American economy amidst Coronavirus, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) is asking for $85 billion in government bailout money to weather this crisis. But the costs inflicted by the virus are just a drop in the bucket when […]
Beware the COVID-19 Corporate Zombies!
“The Rise of Zombies in the Wake of COVID-19″ Gerard Lucyshyn, courtesy of the Frontier Centre for Public Policy We are spending double the amount of time on our streaming platforms compared to last year, close to 45.4 billion minutes spent on Netflix alone in the first few weeks of March 2020. Movie titles such as: 28 Weeks Later (2007), Quarantine (2008), Carriers (2009), […]
Government’s plan for reopening Mexico is insufficient
“COVID-19: Economic Reactivation In Latin America” Courtesy of IMCO On April 5, the Mexican government presented an economic revival plan in the face of the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. This plan is insufficient to protect families’ incomes, jobs and regain economic dynamism. In contrast, other Latin American countries have announced ambitious economic rescue plans that provide […]
Certified COVID immunity is an economic resource
“Certified corona immunity as a resource” Courtesy of IREF In a new IREF Working Paper, David Stadelmann (Bayreuth University and IREF) and his co-authors discuss how the corona epidemic can be made less burdensome. They focus on the role of those who are immune after recovering from the illness and do not pose any health risks to […]
Does the UK need a “Department for Coronavirus”?
Do we need a ‘Department for Coronavirus’? By Jill Rutter, courtesy of UKIACE We had a Department for Exiting the EU when Brexit was the all-consuming task of the UK government under Theresa May. That department has now been replaced by a team in No.10 running the negotiations in Task Force Europe, and by […]
A Call for Reason: TES UK Correspondent Calum Nicholson on pandemic ethics
The Economic Standard’s UK correspondent, Calum Nicholson, recently published an insightful commentary, “Of course, we should do everything to stop Coronavirus. But maybe…”, questioning the received wisdom on pandemic response and calling for a public discussion of the tradeoffs involved in this kind of pandemic response, now and in future emergencies. With some […]