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In this special presentation of “Independent Truths with Dr. Scott Atlas,” Dr. Atlas covers the real pandemic data on mortality rates, natural immunity, vaccines, lockdowns, and how to restore trust and repair some of the damage that was done.
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Jonathan J. Bean (Inside Sources)
Elites may be “woke,” but the fundamental American belief in equal protection under the law remains strong—even on the left coast. That should help doom reparations plans in California and (with any luck) elsewhere.
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Phillip W. Magness and David R. Henderson (Wall Street Journal)
Hulu’s series “The 1619 Project” blames economic inequality between blacks and whites on capitalism. But almost every example given actually reveals a government intervention that undercut the property rights of black Americans. There are many names for that (like state-sanctioned theft), but it’s not capitalism.
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John C. Goodman (Forbes)
The bad news: the present value of our commitments to the elderly is on the order of ten times the size of the U.S. economy. But reform of this entitlement program—for example, through health savings accounts—and others, is possible. Yet the longer we wait, the harder it will get. The time to act is—now.
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Art Carden and Charlie Mathews (Library of Economics and Liberty)
Generations of students have learned that the Great Depression was a conspicuous failure of free-market capitalism that ended thanks to the New Deal. Actually, the reverse is true: the New Deal created a depression out of a recession. Any lessons for today?
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Volume 26, Issue 9: March 1, 2023
In this special presentation of “Independent Truths with Dr. Scott Atlas,” Dr. Atlas covers the real pandemic data on mortality rates, natural immunity, vaccines, lockdowns, and how to restore trust and repair some of the damage that was done.
WATCH OR LISTEN »
Virus and Leviathan
Symposium on Public Health and Policy in a Free Society
Symposium on Public Health and Policy in a Free Society
The Independent Review, Spring 2021
Jonathan J. Bean (Inside Sources)
Elites may be “woke,” but the fundamental American belief in equal protection under the law remains strong—even on the left coast. That should help doom reparations plans in California and (with any luck) elsewhere.
READ MORE »
Recommended Readings on Race and Civil Rights
By Williamson M. Evers
Phillip W. Magness and David R. Henderson (Wall Street Journal)
Hulu’s series “The 1619 Project” blames economic inequality between blacks and whites on capitalism. But almost every example given actually reveals a government intervention that undercut the property rights of black Americans. There are many names for that (like state-sanctioned theft), but it’s not capitalism.
READ MORE »
John C. Goodman (Forbes)
The bad news: the present value of our commitments to the elderly is on the order of ten times the size of the U.S. economy. But reform of this entitlement program—for example, through health savings accounts—and others, is possible. Yet the longer we wait, the harder it will get. The time to act is—now.
READ MORE »
Art Carden and Charlie Mathews (Library of Economics and Liberty)
Generations of students have learned that the Great Depression was a conspicuous failure of free-market capitalism that ended thanks to the New Deal. Actually, the reverse is true: the New Deal created a depression out of a recession. Any lessons for today?
READ MORE »
The Midas Paradox
Financial Markets, Government Policy Shocks, and the Great Depression
Financial Markets, Government Policy Shocks, and the Great Depression
By Scott Sumner
The Beacon: New Blog Posts
- Festivus in Spring, by Craig Eyermann
- The FDA is Too Little Too Late in Tinkering with Covid-19 Booster Schedules, by Raymond J. March
- Freedom Took a Hit During the Coronavirus Pandemic. Will It Recover?, by Adam Summers
Catalyst: New Articles
- How the AI Wars Are Proving That Google Isn’t a Monopoly, by Danny Duchamp
- The Assemblywomen by Aristophanes, by Jon Miltimore
- Latin America: A Transit Success Story, by Scott Beyer
