Tag: lockdowns
The lockdown paradigm is collapsing
(American Institute for Economic Research) — It’s taken much longer than it should have but at last it seems to be happening: the lockdown...
Free states faring far better than lockdown states in one huge...
(Foundation for Economic Education) — When COVID-19 first came to our shores, it presented policymakers and elected officials with a crisis like nothing in...
Harvard study: An epidemic of loneliness is spreading across America
(Foundation for Economic Education) — Loneliness among Americans has been growing in recent years, but the policy response to the COVID-19 pandemic has drastically...
Lockdowns have depleted capital in all forms
(American Institute for Economic Research) – When lockdowns first happened, my initial thought was geeky, and only later did I begin to realize the...
U of M expert: ‘Complete lockdown’ possibly needed to combat second...
"The darkest days of the pandemic are yet to come," according to Dr. Michael Osterholm, the director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research...
Unemployment during the pandemic expected to cause 900,000 US deaths, new...
(Foundation for Economic Education) — The toll of the coronavirus has been severe. But a new study has found that the collective response to...
A new study finds lockdowns 10 times more costly to public...
Proponents of lockdowns have continuously touted lockdowns as the way to curb the virus. When faced with the obvious economic damage caused by the...
San Francisco sees more overdose deaths than COVID deaths in 2020
It’s quite likely that wherever you are reading this, you are currently subjected to lockdowns, restrictions, regulations, or executive orders to one degree or...
Department of Public Safety, Keith Ellison shut down more restaurants and...
Three Minnesota restaurants are facing liquor license suspensions after opening for on-premises dining against the governor’s executive orders.
The Minnesota Department of Public Safety Alcohol...
California reports record COVID cases and deaths — despite strict lockdown
On Dec. 4, a bipartisan group of California legislators sent Gov. Gavin Newsom a letter urging him to reconsider his order closing outdoor playgrounds...