It has long been understood that the most effective form of censorship is not that overtly enacted by an authoritarian government, but rather self-censorship. A truly effective tyranny is one…
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Recent news reports have indicated that US intelligence agencies knew of the coronavirus in late November. The concerns about the virus were detailed in a report issued in November by…
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The US right now has the world’s highest number of confirmed coronavirus cases, and one of the highest death totals. That’s understandable, given how large the country is. Its per…
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The only thing more surprising than how many governments went full Mao in shutting down their economies was how docilely most people accepted the restrictions. From businesses shutting down, to…
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Two months ago no one would have thought that the United States would be all but shut down. But aside from grocery stores, hardware stores, and a handful of other…
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While most world governments have locked their countries down, restricted people’s movement, and even banned worship services, there’s one country that hasn’t done that: Sweden. In contrast even to its…
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Italy has been by far the worst-hit Western country during the coronavirus outbreak. The country quickly became the epicenter of the virus in Europe, sparking a government shutdown of the…
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When reading about the coronavirus, it can be hard to tell fact from fiction. Many stories in the press focus on specific cases, focusing on individuals or families and the…
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Every day seems to bring yet another state whose governor decides to follow the crowd and issue a stay-at-home order. And while many Americans would willingly thumb their noses at…
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If there were ever a silver lining to the coronavirus, it’s that it has acted to separate the wolves from the sheep. The fear of the virus has been so…
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Congress voted last week on a $2 trillion fiscal stimulus bill, which it claimed would help the country through the self-inflicted crisis resulting from the economic shutdown over the coronavirus.…
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One of the most disconcerting things about the reaction to the economic crisis surrounding the spread of coronavirus is just how involved the Federal Reserve has been in the process.…
