From Bloomberg This is just April and just in New York. This will happen all over the country. My guess is that these lockdowns will end when state and local governments have to start letting people go and renegotiating pension contracts. "The Empire State collected...
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Do Lockdowns Save Lives?
Appearances are of four (4) kinds: Things are as they appear to be; Things neither are nor appear to be; Things are, but do not appear to be; Things are not, but yet appear to be. ~ Epictetus, Phrygian Philosopher Despite what seems to me incontrovertible data...
5/18/20 Trevor Timm on FISA, the Patriot Act, Chelsea Manning, and Julian Assange
Scott interviews Trevor Timm about a recent U.S. senate vote that would grant the government access to Americans' browser history without a warrant. This shameful vote is surprising to those who thought that even Washington insiders would have stood up to a civil...
New York Times Hurts Survivors With Falsehoods About Domestic Violence
The dominant narrative on domestic violence (DV) during COVID-19 hurts survivors, like me. Decades ago, I was blinded in my left eye by a man who said he loved me even as his fist hit my face. I’ve tried to make sense of that insanity ever since. Why did he do it? Why...
5/15/20 Aaron Maté on the OPCW’s Douma Cover-up and the Latest ‘Russiagate’ Revelations
Scott talks to Aaron Maté about the latest developments in the apparent OPCW cover-up of their investigation into the alleged Douma chemical attack. It is now clear, based on recently leaked documents, that OPCW leadership lied about expert analyst Ian Henderson, who...
5/15/20 Pete Quinones on the Killings of Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor
Pete Quinones discusses the recent killing of Ahmaud Arbery and the response from Americans on both sides of the political aisle. In a recent article at the Libertarian Institute, he discusses the incident from the perspective of the gun-owning community, arguing that...
The Statist Origins of Modern Health Insurance
With roughly 36 million people having filed for unemployment across the country in the last two months in the wake of the coronavirus shutdown, one issue receiving more scrutiny from some quarters is the issue of employer-based health insurance. With so many laid off...
News Roundup 5/18/20
US News Justin Amash drops out of the presidential race. [Link] People cleared by New York’s AG to be released due to coronavirus remain in prison. [Link] Federal police ran an operation where they identified potential sex trafficking victims, had the women perform...
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