(Well trying, but thwarted in this case.) https://twitter.com/marynmck/status/1251538798292467712
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Feds Keep Stealing PPE From Local Hospitals
by Scott Horton | Apr 16, 2020 | Blog
FEMA Accused Of Hijacking Protective Gear For First Responders In Massachusetts Town And tests too: Feds seize coronavirus test kit materials bound for Bellingham hospital and Northwest https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4smim2MNvF8
Three Pieces Of Legislation That Are Making The Coronavirus Worse
by Steven Woskow | Apr 4, 2020 | Blog
There are 3 pieces of legislation that are making the Coronavirus 10x worse than it ought to be. 1. 1997 Balanced Budget Act: Capped the number of residents and physicians. 2. 2011 Affordable Care Act: Made it illegal for physician ownership of hospitals. 3....
Coronavirus in N.Y.: Toll Soars to Nearly 3,000 as State Pleads for Aid
by Scott Horton | Apr 3, 2020 | Blog
New York Times: "In the 24 hours through 12 a.m. on Friday, 562 people — or one almost every two-and-a-half minutes — died from the virus in New York State, bringing the total death toll to nearly 3,000, double what it was only three days before. In the same period,...
WSJ: Italy’s Coronavirus Death Toll Is Far Higher Than Reported
by Scott Horton | Apr 3, 2020 | Blog
MILAN—In the town of Coccaglio, an hour’s drive east of here, the local nursing home lost over a third of its residents in March. None of the 24 people who died there were tested for the new coronavirus. Nor were the 38 people who died in another nursing home in the...
New York Hospitals Getting Hit Hard as Hell Right Now
by Scott Horton | Apr 2, 2020 | Blog
https://twitter.com/Craig_A_Spencer/status/1245911306487713792
FDA: We Kill More People Than Even The Pentagon
by Scott Horton | Mar 29, 2020 | Blog
And proud of it too! Millions of Hospital-Grade KN95 Masks Are Available For Import. The US Still Won’t Allow Them In.
Ten Reasons the COVID-19 Threat May Be Inflated
by Koen Swinkels | Mar 23, 2020 | Blog
COVID-19 is a very serious problem that should be taken very seriously by individuals, organizations, businesses and governments but there are ways in which the public may get an exaggerated sense of the threat: 1. In general: Once a dominant narrative is formed (in...
Please Don’t Hoard N95 Masks! Hospitals Need Them Desperately.
by Scott Horton | Mar 21, 2020 | Blog
This is a note just posted by my sister, a nurse at a hospital in Austin: I know everyone has heard the healthcare workers cry for getting safe PPE. But I don't think I've really read anything that explains exactly why. My last shift at the hospital, I was asked to...
US Coronavirus Cases Surpass 10,000, Doubling in Two Days
by Scott Horton | Mar 19, 2020 | Blog
CNBC: "The number of actual cases in the country is likely significantly higher, state and local officials say. Testing in the U.S. has been hampered by delays and a restrictive diagnostic criteria that limited who could get tested. "On March 1, there were roughly 100...
The Coming Coronavirus Critical-Care Emergency
by Scott Horton | Mar 18, 2020 | Blog
A New Yorker reporter has been talking to authors of studies about numbers of ICU beds available around the U.S. There will almost certainly be chaos and triage in hospitals around the country.
Coronavirus Doctor Says Lung Scans For Young Patients ‘Nothing Short of Terrifying’
by Scott Horton | Mar 17, 2020 | Blog
From the NY Post: A Belgian doctor working to battle the coronavirus says he’s treated several seriously ill young patients — and their lung scans were “nothing short of terrifying,” according to reports. Dr. Ignace Demeyer, who works at a hospital in Aalst, said an...
As Coronavirus Explodes in Italy, Doctors Are Forced to Choose Who Gets Care
by Scott Horton | Mar 12, 2020 | Blog
From The Atlantic via Defense One: Two weeks ago, Italy had 322 confirmed cases of the coronavirus. At that point, doctors in the country’s hospitals could lavish significant attention on each stricken patient. One week ago, Italy had 2,502 cases of the virus, which...
The Heroic Chelsea Manning Hospitalized After Suicide Attempt
by Scott Horton | Mar 11, 2020 | Blog
Politico: The activist and whistleblower Chelsea Manning attempted suicide on Wednesday, her legal team said in a news release. The statement came only a few days before Manning was scheduled to appear at a court hearing on whether to continue sanctions imposed on her...
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Democracy is Mob Rule by the Ignorant, Embrace Free Markets
https://youtu.be/kQToT7640h4 A democratic vote is like the captain of a ship having to consult every passenger about the best course to chart through an approaching storm. – The School of Life, Philosophy in 40 Ideas (2020), p. 13 Watch on Odysee
The Truth About Discrimination – Walter E. Williams
If people are free to discriminate in favor of, or against, a university or wine, what argument can be made against their having that same right with respect to choosing based on the race or sex characteristics of their mates, employees, tenants, or club members? If...
Black Youth Unemployment Before Democrats Started “Helping”
Although most people are familiar with more recent statistics on black youth unemployment, not many are aware of the black/white statistics for earlier periods. Table 3.2 (below) shows that in 1948, the two were roughly equal. For that year, blacks aged sixteen to...
Political Discrimination vs. Market Discrimination – Walter E. Williams
Gross racial discrimination alone has never been sufficient to prevent blacks from earning a living and bettering themselves by working as skilled or unskilled craftsmen and as business owners, accumulating considerable wealth. The fact that whites sought out blacks...
GDP is a Scam, Here’s How to Measure Wealth
https://youtu.be/mYfH_9arsRk In 1981, the cheapest IBM personal computer cost $4,459 (in 2018 U.S. dollars), or 210 hours of labor. An Insignia tablet and keyboard combo cost $120 in 2018, or 5.6 hours of labor. - Ten Global Trends Every Smart Person Should Know, CATO...
The Democratic Policy Which Keeps Poor People Poor – Walter E. Williams
To criticize occupational licensing laws is not to argue that information about the quality of a licensee's services is not important to consumers. However, it is by no means clear that licensing is the most effective way to provide that information. Indeed, licensing...
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