“Curfew” By Sylvia Eyzaguirre T., courtesy of CEP One of the fundamental functions of the Constitution is the creation of the State. It determines political organization, shapes the state, the government and the political system. The monopoly of force in the hands of the State makes citizens vulnerable to the eventual emergence of a […]
Tag: lockdown
What would a smart lockdown look like?
“What Would an ‘Intelligent Lockdown’ Look Like in Canada?” Courtesy of IEDM Because COVID-19 is far less dangerous to the young than it is to the elderly or immune-comprised,[1] and because generalized lockdowns are economically devastating, many countries have implemented targeted policies instead. These policies either specifically focus on senior centres, which […]
German economic recovery has begun
“Economic bottom has been overcome” Courtesy of RWI Essen The RWI expects German economic growth to slow by 5.8 percent this year due to measures to combat the coronavirus pandemic. The economy is expected to grow by 6.4 percent in the coming year. The unemployment rate is expected to be 5.9 percent this […]
Women, young adults suffer worst pandemic’s mental health effects
By James Banks and Xiaowei Wu, courtesy of the Institute for Fiscal Studies The COVID-19 episode has had substantial negative impacts on mental health across the population. The biggest impacts have been on the gender and age groups – broadly women and the young – that already had relatively low levels of mental […]
Killing the patient to save the finger: COVID-19 is a metaphor for our time
By Martin J. Stransky, MD, courtesy of The New Presence In the coming months, the current CoV19 epidemic will be increasingly viewed from a social, political, and economic perspective. Though the epidemic isn’t over yet, some telling conclusions can already be drawn regarding laws of human nature and our current society. […]
Will Post-Pandemic California Be More Progressive or More Libertarian?
By Kerry Jackson, Pacific Research Institute From government officials to pundits, we’ve been told the world will be a different place after the COVID-19 lockdowns have been lifted. What, one wonders, will California be like? Will it move even further left? If we’re willing to listen, the pandemic has provided some instructive lessons on […]
Washington Beyond the Headlines: Just Say “NO” to State Bailouts!
By Andy Blom, TES Correspondent Amidst all of the Coronavirus confusion, hoopla and hysteria, a couple of big questions are emerging: When do we open? Who foots the bill? Serious, and some not so serious, thinkers are putting forth ideas, suggestions, warnings and bulls**t ideas. Will there ever be a normal? (Yes.) Was this […]
Sleepwalking into statism
“Policy cures worse than the disease” By HSH Prince Michael von Liechtenstein, courtesy of ECAEF The world has lost its head and gone into a panicky, large-scale economic lockdown. Coronavirus rules supreme. The disease started in Wuhan, a city in the Hubei province of China. After first ignoring the problem, the authorities in […]