Pandemics, as we all know, are nothing new. What is new is the way we deal with them, but even that is true only to a point. Shakespeare wrote some of his best work while in isolation from the plague. People who were able fled the cities and moved to
ACT Party “Labour’s decision to double sick leave shows it is using COVID-19 as an excuse to advance a left-wing agenda and help its union mates,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “So far, only 2,000 people in New Zealand have had COVID-19. Labour believes that
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covidplanb.co.nz As lead vaccines announce good results and intentions to register for fast-tracked safety authorisation in EU and the US, immunologist Byram Bridle, reminds us of questions that they will need to answer: Dr. Byram Bridle, PhD, Associate Professor of Viral Immunology, University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Media and governments don’t want to hear that the most commonly used test for COVID-19 is a totally unreliable diagnostic tool. Most people when asked about the risk of COVID-19 will say “it’s better to be safe than sorry” regarding masks, isolation, or any other draconian,
This video provides one of the most erudite and informative looks at Covid-19 and the consequences of lockdowns. As AIER notes, it was remarkable this week to watch as it appeared on YouTube and was forcibly taken down only 2 hours after posting. The copy [above] is hosted on
Totalitarians have always been particularly interested in recruiting children to do their dirty work. From the Hitler Youth to Pavlik Morozov and the Red Guards, unscrupulous authoritarians know that children are easily impressed and often make the most effective snitches. The COVID totalitarians are cottoning on to the same thing.
Ryan McMaken mises.org Ryan McMaken is a senior editor at the Mises Institute. Ryan has degrees in economics and political science from the University of Colorado and was a housing economist for the State of Colorado. He is the author of Commie Cowboys: The Bourgeoisie and the Nation-State
Fascinating. “According to new data, the U.S. currently ranks first in total COVID-19 cases, new cases per day and deaths…from mid-March to mid-September, U.S. total deaths have reached 1.7 million, of which 200,000, or 12% of total deaths, are COVID-19-related.
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Zachary Yost mises.org Zachary Yost is a Mises U alum and freelance writer. While GMU economist Tyler Cowen may have dismissed the idea of more pandemic lockdowns as being “a straw man” and saying that the extreme measures that started in March of this year “are now behind us,
Tootoooleaava Dr. Fanaafi Aiono-Le Tagaloa University of Waikato Within minutes of news that crew members of the cargo ship Fesco Askold had tested positive for COVID-19, a social media storm broke across Samoa. COVID-free until then, the island nation’s anxiety was understandable. More so when you
Barbara McKenzie stovouno.org The UK has been on a shopping spree to secure coronavirus vaccines from multiple companies. According to Reuters, in total it has made agreements to buy 362 million vaccine doses in total; the population of the UK is 66 million. At the same time, the Ministry
Kerry Grant banana-boat-boy.com This begins as a tale about Jack and Dianne, not the two American kids doing the best they can, and these are not even their real names but it is a true story and hopefully I have got your attention. They were happily married
Jeff Deist mises.org YouTube, the dominant video platform owned by Google, decided yesterday to remove a Mises Institute video. This decision apparently lasts for all eternity, cannot be appealed to an actual human, and comes with this friendly admonition: “Because it’s the first time, this is just a
