Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word
It’s been more than obvious since April 2020 that lockdowns were far too costly for individuals and society and could…
The Economic Disaster of the Pandemic Response
On April 15, 2020, a full month after the President’s fateful news conference that greenlighted lockdowns to be enacted by…
But Will Elections Change Anything?
It’s coming up in a fortnight. For many people, all their hopes rest on the outcome. I get it because…
Why Your Mask Came from China
Starting in 2018, President Trump imposed tariffs on trade with China. It was an unusual approach by any postwar standard.…
A Nobel Prize for Moral Hazard
Our times are stuffed with daily ironies all pointing to the same grim reality: the failure of experts, particularly those…
Why Did So Many Intellectuals Refuse to Speak Out?
Think of all the institutions that have marched in lockstep during the dramatic decline in civilization over three years. It’s…
The 70 Seconds that Shook the World
On March 16, 2020, following a long weekend of negotiations and deals about the coronavirus, Donald Trump, Deborah Birx, and…
The Pandemic Response Unleashed Two Kinds of Nationalism
Sunetra Gupta became my whisperer early in the pandemic due to her comprehensive understanding of the relationship between society and…
When Did Trump Change His Mind about Lockdowns?
All sources we have so far testify that Trump greenlighted nationwide lockdowns the weekend of March 14-15, 2020, under the…
The Choice Is Liberty or Lockdown
Two years after the first edition, the second edition of Liberty or Lockdown is now in print, just as the…