By: Aila Slisco – Newsweek.com – June 16, 2020 Increasing numbers of Houston residents have reportedly been diagnosed with COVID-19 after attending protests against the death of George Floyd. Large protests began in the city days after the death of Houston native Floyd, an unarmed black man who died while police custody in Minneapolis, Minnesota on May 25. Texas has...

By: Debbie Wuthnow – townhall.com – May 31, 2020 COVID-19 has dominated every aspect of our lives, and in fact, it’s even revealing why the upcoming elections matter. At iVoterGuide, we hope these six reasons will encourage you in your passion for our country’s government. Reason #1: COVID-19 reminds us that elected officials can make life and death decisions. In America, “we the...

By: John Stossel – townhall.com – June 10, 2020 Deaths from COVID-19 are dropping, but we probably can’t resume normal life until someone develops a vaccine. Experts say it will take at least 12 to 18 months. Why so long? Because to make sure a vaccine works, researchers must recruit lots of volunteers and wait for them to get sick....

By: Holly Yan – cnn.com – June 8, 2020 While coronavirus keeps spreading and killing with impunity, the world waits for a vaccine that could quash the pandemic. But details and timelines keep shifting. Here’s the latest on where we stand in the race for a vaccine: When will a Covid-19 vaccine be available to the public? No one’s sure...

By: Jeffrey Singer – washingtonexaminer.com – June 04, 2020 The coronavirus pandemic has highlighted that it is sometimes appropriate and legitimate for governors or other officials to control a public health emergency by restricting human activity. But government officials are people, and rational people respond to incentives. Incentives are affected by that which is seen and that which is not seen. Most...

By: Bonchie – redstate.com – June 1, 2020 The media have absolutely lost their minds. Just a few weeks ago, they were decrying peaceful protests pushing back on some of the draconian coronavirus lockdowns, claiming that such events would kill people and cause the virus to spread. If you went to the beach or the park, you were a selfish,...

By: Beth Baumann – townhall.com – June 1, 2020 An independent autopsy into the death of George Floyd concluded he died as a result of asphyxia. It is believed that Officer David Chauvin’s knee in Floyd’s neck cut off blood flow to the brain. Drs. Michael Baden and Allecia Wilson also concluded that Officer Chauvin’s weight on Floyd’s back and...

By: Victor Davis Hanson – townhall.com – May 28, 2020 The current U.S. budget deficit could soon exceed a record $4 trillion. The massive borrowing is being driven both by prior budget profligacy and a hurried effort by the Donald Trump administration to pump liquidity into a quarantined America. The shutdown has left the country on the cusp of a self-inflicted economic...

By: Avik Roy – Forbes.com – May 26, 2020 Americans are vigorously debating the merits of continuing to lock down the U.S. economy to prevent the spread of COVID-19. A single statistic may hold the key to resolving this debate: the astounding share of deaths occurring in nursing homes and assisted living facilities. Nursing homes and assisted living facilities: The #1 COVID problem 2.1...

By: Liberty McAtor – stream.org – February 20, 2020 You’re either a mindless lemming for believing everything the government’s told you about COVID-19 and going along with the restrictions, or you’re a heartless jerk who cares more about making money than old people dying. That’s the impression one gets from social media, anyway. That’s the easy way out. The way...