Airline Bailouts Destabilize the Economy and Inflate Asset Prices
Instead of planning for hard times, these corporate welfare machines called “airlines” use resources to inflate stock value and pad executive salaries
Author: Kit Daniels
Life and Health Are at Stake as the Economy Grinds to a Halt
The quality of the models being used by politicians to set COVID-19 policy is only as good as the data collected. Unfortunately, the data is not very good. Meanwhile, real costs arise from the ruined economy
The COVID-19 “Lockdowns” Are What Twenty-First-Century Mob Rule Looks Like
There is a misconception among critics of the COVID-19 lockdowns that they’re being imposed over the howls of the local population, which wants freedom. If only that were true
The Real Cost of Anti-Price-Gouging Laws
If buyers aren’t allowed to compete in terms of prices, they’ll be forced to compete in terms of time waiting, distance traveled, or other real costs
How Risk-Based Healthcare Could Make Us Healthier
A healthcare system based on responsible risk management systems would provide market incentives for people to improve health while cutting costs for some needy populations
Kissinger says ‘even US’ can’t defeat Covid-19 alone. His solution? Global NWO government, of course
A notorious report he penned for the Ford administration called for dramatic reductions in population growth across developing nations, however
Origins of Uranus’ oddities explained by Japanese astronomers
Uniquely among all the planets, Uranus is tilted at about 98 degrees
What makes Saturn’s atmosphere so hot
Density and temperature measurements together helped scientists figure out wind speeds
What “Lender of Last Resort” Is Supposed to Mean
Modern central banks have already moved far beyond what was once considered the proper role for a central bank as a “lender of last resort.” Now Keynesians and MMTers want to take things even further
In March, US Deaths From COVID-19 Totaled Less Than 2 Percent of All Deaths
How much must total mortality increase to justify a global suspension of commerce and the rule of law? One percent? Ten percent? And what if overall mortality doesn’t even go up?
All Crises Are Dealt With Locally, Even Coronavirus
The calls to apply for a one-size-fits-all approach to this problem is herd mentality
Italy’s Healthcare Sector Badly Needs Deregulation and More Private Spending
Thanks to regulations and a lack of a private spending, Italy’s healthcare system had very limited capacity even before the current crisis
Social Distancing: Man Arrested For Playing T-Ball With Daughter, Wife in Empty Park
Another arrest of someone who’s ‘socially distant’ in public until apprehended by police
Yes, There Are Tradeoffs between Disease Prevention and Economic Destruction
During the COVID-19 pandemic, this difference in thinking causes them to wrongly accuse economists of “prioritizing money over lives.”
Pink supermoon on the way this week
It will be followed by the “Super Flower Moon” on May 7, 2020, which will be the fourth and final supermoon of the year