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26 Apr We Can’t Trust Governments to Manage a Pandemic

Posted at 13:16h in Voluntary Exchange Sources by one80Admin

We might think of this as the twenty-first century’s greatest experiment in groupthink, and it is about to erupt in a public scandal—at least it should. The past several weeks have been a test of our preparedness, not our preparedness for a viral pandemic, but for...

24 Apr An Egregious Statistical Horror Story Suffused with Incense and Lugubrious Accents

Posted at 22:49h in Voluntary Exchange Sources by one80Admin

With the latest reports of plummeting death rates from all causes, this crisis is over. The pandemic of doom erupted as a panic of pols and is now a comedy of Mash-minded med admins and stooges, covering their ifs ands and butts with ever more...

15 Apr Who Will Reopen the Economy—the President, the Governors, or the People?

Posted at 17:54h in Voluntary Exchange Sources by one80Admin

David Boaz Responding to President Trump’s claim on Monday that he had “total authority” to decide when to “open up the states” and the economy, Washington Post columnist Eugene Robinson wrote: Trump is not the one who decided to shut everything down: He never issued a nationwide stay‐at‐home...

03 Apr Welcome Back, Plastic Bags

Posted at 19:19h in Voluntary Exchange Sources by one80Admin

Lifting the plastic-bag ban is so obviously a good idea that even San Francisco has bowed to reality. Read the Full Article here: >National Review...

03 Apr World 2.0 — “There are decades where nothing happens, and weeks where decades happen”

Posted at 19:17h in Voluntary Exchange Sources by one80Admin

This is from a very able and perceptive correspondent: World 1.0 World 2.0 110 successive months of job growth 10 million jobless claims in 2 weeks 10 year bull market across sectors Winners and losers with extreme outcome inequality Full employment 30% unemployment Base rate thinking First principles thinking Physical Digital Office by default Remote by default Office for work Office...

03 Apr Disasters: Federalism a Strength, Not a Weakness

Posted at 19:15h in Voluntary Exchange Sources by one80Admin

Chris Edwards Disasters usually prompt calls for a top‐down response led by the Commander in Chief and guided by the supposedly higher expertise in Washington. Many people know that there are constitutional limits on federal power but nonetheless think that centralized command‐and‐control makes for an efficient disaster...

03 Apr 8 Tips for Creating a Personal Development Plan for Massive Growth in 2020

Posted at 19:14h in Voluntary Exchange Sources by one80Admin

Without growth, there is no true fulfillment in life. Over 900 million people around the world say they feel unfilled with what they do in life. Not having a purpose and not growing can be the kiss of death for excitement and joy. One of the...

02 Apr Coronavirus: 10 Public Safety Regulations Set Aside in the Name of Public Safety

Posted at 16:52h in Voluntary Exchange Sources by one80Admin

Politicians and bureaucrats spend a lot of their time making new laws and regulations to "protect the public," but now that the public is really in danger, the government is realizing that setting many of them aside is essential for our safety.------------------Subscribe to our YouTube...

02 Apr An Alternative to the Lockdown Strategy in the Fight Against Coronavirus

Posted at 16:48h in Voluntary Exchange Sources by one80Admin

The current coronavirus strategy of most governments is a recipe for a worldwide economic disaster. In many countries, the strategy of confinement and forcing shops to close is a sure-fire path to large-scale business failures. The cascade of economic and financial repercussions to come...

01 Apr Niall Ferguson: COVID-19 in the Light of History and Network Science

Posted at 13:28h in Voluntary Exchange Sources by one80Admin

Recorded on March 31, 2020Recorded March 31, 2020, 11AM PSTHoover Institution Fellow Niall Ferguson provides a briefing on COVID-19 In The Light Of History And Network Science. The Hoover Institution presents an online virtual briefing series on pressing policy issues, including health care, the economy,...

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