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By: Ben Shapiro – townhall.com – April 1, 2020 “There are no libertarians in a global pandemic.” So goes the smug punchline of large-government advocates who point to the necessity of collective action in the face of an unprecedented global crisis. Without government, they say, we’d all be dead. Few libertarians would disagree. The hardcore libertarians at Reason magazine aren’t…

By: The Editorial Board – wsj.com – April 1, 2020 Tests that show immunity are crucial to beating Covid-19. One of the great uncertainties in the coronavirus pandemic is how many people have been infected without knowing it or showing symptoms. Fortunately, there are now tests for that, and broadly deploying them will be critical to saving lives and getting…

By: Mike Stobbe –  apnews.com – March 31, 2020 Scientists offered more evidence Wednesday that the coronavirus is spread by seemingly healthy people who show no clear symptoms, and the federal government issued new guidance warning that anyone exposed to the disease can be considered a carrier. A study by researchers in Singapore became the latest to estimate that somewhere…

By: Guy Benson – townhall.com – April 1, 2020 It’s beyond obvious that they’ve been lying, and it looks like the facade is starting to crumble internally, too.  Let’s start with a reminder of how preposterous the ‘official’ stats have been.  This chart depicts how Hong Kong — an island of openness that moved aggressively against Coronavirus in its early…

By: Walter Olson – wsj.com – March 30, 2020 President Trump no longer hopes to see lockdown restrictions relaxed and many businesses reopened by Easter—April 30 now looks like the target date—but it isn’t his call. Public-health merits aside, the president can’t legally order the nation back to work. The lockdown and closure orders were issued by state governments, and the president…

By: Andrew Stuttaford – nationalreview.com – March 31, 2020 There should be no illusions that some default instinct towards freedom will stop Americans from succumbing to the intellectual temptations that the response to COVID-19 may send their way. Whether Britain’s COVID-19 lockdown will be worth what it will cost — a bill involving far more than just money — was and…

By: Research Staff – pewsocialtrends.org – March 30, 2020 As the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases continues to rise and schools, workplaces and public gathering spaces across the United States remain closed, a new Pew Research Center survey finds that the coronavirus outbreak is having profound impacts on the personal lives of Americans in a variety of ways. Nearly nine-in-ten…

By: The Staff – stream.org – March 28, 2020 Why does God allow the coronavirus? It’s another version of the problem of evil. If God is powerful and all-good, and if evil exists, then why does God allow it? Does God exist? Does God care? To help people process this problem, apologist Sean McDowell invited Clay Jones to join him for…

By: Jeffrey A. Tucker – aver.org – March 28, 2020 Andrew Cuomo, governor of New York, is moving up in the betting odds for getting the Democratic presidential nomination, even though he is not running. The reason is that binge-watching newshounds have noticed something about his comportment during this crisis. He seems just slightly struggling to know what’s true. Sometimes he…

By: Philippe Lemoine – nationalreview.com – March 30, 2020 Uncertainty still reigns, so prepare for the worst. A lockdown would be prudent, not the end of the world. As of today, half of mankind is confined at home because of the coronavirus pandemic, although the severity of the confinement varies greatly depending on countries and regions. This situation must be all…

By: Bronson Stocking – townhall.com – March 29, 2020 President Trump expressed optimism about a malaria drug that early evidence indicates may be an effective treatment for the Wuhan coronavirus. Naturally, Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer moved immediately to block Michiganders from gaining access to the potentially life-saving medication. (Hydroxy)chloroquine is an inexpensive drug widely used since 1955 to treat malaria. Growing…