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From Drafting Doctors to Stealing Equipment, Politicians Violate the Limits of a Free Society

From Drafting Doctors to Stealing Equipment, Politicians Violate the Limits of a Free Society

If you’re wondering if New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio really means “draft” when he calls for drafting medical personnel from around the U.S. to care for COVID-10 patients in his hard-hit city, the answer is an unequivocal “yes.” [...]

April 6, 2020 Authoritarianism, Big Government, Coronavirus, Free Markets, Free Trade, Freedom, Government mandates, Public Health
Why the Government Is No Good at Fighting Coronavirus

Why the Government Is No Good at Fighting Coronavirus

One of the defining features of the coronavirus pandemic has been the failure of government, especially at the federal level, to act in a wise, timely, or effective fashion. When cases of coronavirus started showing up in Washington state in [...]

April 6, 2020 CDC, Coronavirus, Donald Trump, FDA, Natural Disasters, Public Health
<div>Why You Shouldn’t Trust Anyone Who Claims 80 Percent of America’s Drugs Come From China</div>

Why You Shouldn’t Trust Anyone Who Claims 80 Percent of America’s Drugs Come From China

While reading about the COVID-19 outbreak, you’ve probably encountered this particularly shocking statistic at one time or another: 80 percent of America’s pharmaceutical drug supply comes from China. It’s a statistic that has made the rounds in right-wing publications for [...]

April 6, 2020 China, Coronavirus, Economic Nationalism, Free Trade, Imports, India, Prescription Drugs
White House Recommends Against Grocery and Pharmacy Trips While Trump Says Go Ahead and Try Hydroxychloroquine

White House Recommends Against Grocery and Pharmacy Trips While Trump Says Go Ahead and Try Hydroxychloroquine

Stay really, really at home now? On Saturday, White House coronavirus response coordinator Deborah Birx said of the next two weeks: “This is the moment to not be going to the grocery store, not going to the pharmacy, but doing [...]

April 6, 2020 Coronavirus, Donald Trump, health care, Health care reform, Medicine, Prescription Drugs, Public Health, Reason Roundup, Right to Try, Trump Administration

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