A Florida Physician Runs for Congress
What does it mean to promote a politically conservative vision for healthcare? Accad and Koka interview Dr. Leo Valentin.
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The Hydroxychloroquine Controversy Is a Reminder That Prescription Laws Are a Government Racket
In a free country, doctors would be free to prescribe whatever drugs they wish to anyone for any reason. In fact, individuals should be free to buy drugs without a special government-required doctor's note.
What the Failed 55-MPH Speed Limit Law Tells Us about COVID Lockdowns
Americans were once harangued by government "experts" about the need to slow down on highways in order to save lives. Few listened. Today, laws demanding everyone "stay at home" may suffer a similar fate.
Three Ways Lockdowns Are Costing Human Lives
If we do not correctly take into account the opportunity cost, in terms of lives that can be lost from lockdowns, then we will most likely continue to make bad decisions in the future.
The CDC Slashed the COVID-19 Fatality Rate to a Fraction of Earlier Estimate Used to Justify Lockdowns
Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. The prolockdown crowd has been making extraordinary claims. Meanwhile, they have produced little evidence to support their claims.
The Hydroxychloroquine Controversy Is a Reminder That Prescription Laws Are a Government Racket
In a free country, doctors would be free to prescribe whatever drugs they wish to anyone for any reason. In fact, individuals should be free to buy drugs without a special government-required doctor's note.
What the Failed 55-MPH Speed Limit Law Tells Us about COVID Lockdowns
Americans were once harangued by government "experts" about the need to slow down on highways in order to save lives. Few listened. Today, laws demanding everyone "stay at home" may suffer a similar fate.
How Would a Socially Balanced Society Respond to a Pandemic?
The state currently enjoys a vastly unbalanced share of the power within a society, such an arrangement is not in any way preordained, and the assumption that it must be betrays a narrowness of vision and a lack of historical knowledge.
COVID Ethics: It’s Immoral to Confine Innocent People Who Might Be a Threat
The possibility that someone might pose a threat to another at a future time is not sufficient reason to revoke a person's property rights.
Why Didn’t the 1958 and 1918 Pandemics Destroy the Economy? Hint: It’s the Lockdowns
The 1958 pandemic killed twice as many people as COVID-19 has so far. Yet, the economy in 2020 has collapsed far worse than either in 1958 or the far worse pandemic of 1918.
