On a global scale the Coronavirus is really the “China coronavirus” – but within America’s borders, it’s the “New York Coronavirus.” While liberals are busy shaming population-light Red States hardly impacted by the coronavirus for reopening “too quickly,” most (but not all) were happy to ignore how New York spawned the problem in the first […]
U.S. Field Hospitals Stand Down, Most Without Treating Any COVID-19 Patients…
As hospitals were overrun by coronavirus patients in other parts of the world, the Army Corps of Engineers mobilized in the U.S., hiring private contractors to build emergency field hospitals around the country. The endeavor cost more than $660 million, according to an NPR analysis of federal spending records. But nearly four months into the […]
Is the CDC Meddling with the 2020 Election?…
The coronavirus crisis is reaping big political benefits for Democrats. President Trump’s signature achievement—a booming economy with record low unemployment, rising middle-class wages, and a sky-high stock market—lies in tatters. At least 33 million Americans abruptly and without warning are out of work. Second-quarter gross domestic product estimates are horrifying, a double-digit dive that the […]
Lockdowns Don’t Work…
Many policies provide public-health benefits in pandemics, such as making facemasks mandatory, cancelling school, and banning large assemblies and long-distance travel. But ordering people to cower in their homes, harassing people for having playdates in the park, and ordering small businesses to close regardless of their hygienic procedures has no demonstrated effectiveness. Lockdowns don’t work. […]
China’s War on Whistleblowers…
If you Google images of Li Wenliang, the 34-year-old ophthalmologist who warned of the pandemic we’ve all been miserably experiencing, you’ll see three right off the top. One, a healthy, young physician in the prime of his life, smiling into the camera. Two, a still-healthy-looking doctor wearing an N95 mask, with eyes filled with concern. […]