You’re seeing firsthand how the cure is worse than the disease. When governors go wild we all suffer. Take Newport, RI for example. The beaches are closed, but the Cliff Walk is open. The Cliff Walk is narrow. It’s impossible to social distance on a five-foot wide path. Now, there’s a huge sign (like the […]
Archives for May 2020
Your COVID-19 Questions Answered
Neel Patel answers COVID-19 questions at MIT Technology review. He writes: What is a cytokine storm? And why is it killing some covid-19 patients? Some covid-19 deaths don’t seem to be caused by the virus itself, but rather the immune system’s overreaction to the infection. When the immune system becomes alerted to an infection, one […]
VIDEO: Massive Palm Beach Boat Parade for President Trump
Heavy Handed Government Response to COVID-19 is Harming Americans
Dr. Reed Spaulding explains the negative consequences of heavy handed government during the response to COVID-19. He writes (abridged): There will be much still to learn when COVID-19 has passed. Books will certainly be written questioning the knee-jerk authoritarian response from most governments. Opinions championing a more modest approach to future pandemics are already emerging, […]
Naples Florida Open for Business: Blue State Virginia Closed Up Tight
Dick Young’s May 2020 Forecast for Naples My friend Jacques Cariot’s fabulous Bleu Provence (Naples, Florida) reopens Mother’s Day to welcome back all the Cariot family’s long-time lovers of fine French cuisine. I expect a Bleu Provence reopening to remember. Business momentum for the Cariot family will pick up as a beautiful May in Naples […]
Lucky or Smart, Florida Dodges the Big Coronavirus Bullet
Mid to late March, as COVID-19 pandemic fears spread, public health officials warned of a devastating wave of infections that could imperil Florida’s large senior population, reports WSJ in today’s front-page story (abridged). But so far, the state seems to have dodged that fate, despite not following advice to impose measures such as an early, […]
Governors Gone Wild Protect the Rich
Coronavirus Infects Stock Market: Part XXXIX You’re seeing up close how blue state governors love states’ rights only when they’re in charge and what a mess it creates when different rules apply across state lines. Take a look at Rhode Island and Massachusetts, for example. Rhode Island has shelter in place until next Monday, May […]
Reopen the Economy and Protect the Most Vulnerable: We Can Do Both
Pandemic Report No. 6 In my last Pandemic Report, I showed the vast differences in how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the 50 states, and the vast differences within each state. The solution, I suggested, is to let Americans decide at the local level—counties and cities—how and when to restrict activities while fighting the virus. […]
Rural California County Defies Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Lockdown Orders
Rural Modoc County in northeastern California has decided to defy lockdown orders from Sacramento. This is the sort of localized approach taken by the Swiss cantons on many issues and solidified among America’s county sheriffs by Richard Mack in his fight against federal control over sheriffs. Breaking up the power of Washington D.C. by spreading […]
Harvard Study Says Some Social Distancing Needed through 2022
In a study by the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and published in the journal Science, researchers found that some social distancing may be needed through 2022. They write: On-and-off periods of social distancing will likely be needed into 2022 to ensure that hospitals have enough capacity for future COVID-19 patients in need of critical care, according […]