Three months ago, Dr. John Ioannidis of Stanford University predicted dire social consequences if states enforced social distancing measures to … More
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Gov. Cuomo Admits COVID-19 Projection Models “Were All Wrong,” Yet Clings to the Central Planner’s “Pretense of Knowledge” – Foundation for Economic Education
“There are a lot of variables,” Cuomo admitted. “I understand that.” But does he really? If he truly understood how … More
Crucial Facts About COVID-19: Transmissibility, Death Rates, and Raw Numbers – Foundation for Economic Education
“…elderly people and those with chronic ailments are extremely vulnerable to COVID-19. Furthermore, the disease is highly transmissible, which means … More
5 Charts That Explain the Student Debt Crisis – Foundation for Economic Education
The commonality between the insatiable rise in both healthcare costs and college tuition, post 1965, should be obvious: Massive amounts … More
Focus on People During Economic Crises, Not Macro-Statistics – Foundation for Economic Education
By Mark Hornshaw “Economics studies human choice under scarcity. Humans must act in the present to provide for the future. … More
Panic Has Led to Government “Cures” That Are Worse than the Disease, History Shows – Foundation for Economic Education
Smoot-Hawley and the New Deal are hardly the only examples of government actions making a panic worse. Thomas Sowell recounts … More
Without Free Speech, All Speech Becomes Government Speech – Foundation for Economic Education
By Barry Brownstein A new survey conducted in the United States by the Campaign for Free Speech found 51 percent … More
If Only Economics Was as Easy as Rocket Science – Foundation for Economic Education
However, as America’s founders attested so vehemently, rights are at the core of social interactions and government, violations of which … More
