Good News: Coronavirus Death Estimates Keep Shrinking
From March 26 to April 8, the number of projected deaths from coronavirus dropped from 81,000 to 60,000. What should we do with such information?
From March 26 to April 8, the number of projected deaths from coronavirus dropped from 81,000 to 60,000. What should we do with such information?
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In two separate op-eds yesterday, the senators pitch central planning as the best response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Yes, tenants are losing their jobs because of the COVID-19 shutdown, but forcing businesses to provide services for free would have a ripple effect.
She posted on social media about deliberately spreading the disease, but she's not actually sick.
Power-seeking public officials thrive on our fear.
Ogrod remains on death row even though the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office has called for his conviction to be overturned. He probably has COVID-19.
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Unclear terms, unrealistic loan forgiveness, a site unprepared for launch, and a bottomless demand for cash
These theories are dumb. Destroying 5G infrastructure is not going to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Desperate for revenue, online outlets try to use a crisis to overrule their customers’ judgment.
Police chief: "it is imperative that our law enforcement Officers project an image of command and authority."
A hapless mayor and overpraised governor made false promises, gave inaccurate health information, and helped turn Gotham into the pandemic's epicenter, according to The New York Times
Death data from New York State demonstrates a stark difference between the two contagious viruses
The president's daily press briefings are disturbing because of what they reveal, not what they obscure.
Not even the coronavirus pandemic can stop local governments' NIMBYism.
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The COVID-19 crisis has resuscitated some seriously bad ideas.
Latin American leaders are muzzling journalists, indefinitely postponing elections, and enforcing quarantines with military patrols.
The number of Americans who have been infected by the virus, which seems to be much higher than the official tally suggests, is crucial to understanding how deadly it is.
The CARES Act gives the federal government the power to take large ownership stakes in the airlines and dictate much of their operations.
Pandemic patients get better care when medical professionals are free to work where they're needed. The same will undoubtedly be true of regular patients after COVID-19 has left our lives.
From doxxing people with the new coronavirus to making diagnosed and suspected patients wear ankle monitors, some states are taking all the wrong steps to slow the spread of COVID-19.
A strain of CBD oil used to treat children with a rare epileptic disorder is named after her.
Event production is one of the less visible victims of the virus. Recreating their services when such companies die won't be easy.
Developing them ought to be the top priority right now.
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The failure to conduct early and wide testing left politicians ignorant of basic facts about the COVID-19 epidemic.
Marquette University law professor Chad Oldfather offers a helpful explainer laying out the issues in the SCOTUS and SCOWIS decisions on the Wisconsin primary elections.
The state will seek the release of nearly 200 inmates who are either at risk or nearing their release dates anyway in response to COVID-19.
Glenn Fine was abruptly removed from his post without explanation.
New emergency rules attempt to slow down justice system to keep people apart.
The FDA lets doctors prescribe off-label drugs all the time. Now that there’s a pandemic, some governors have decided doctors can’t make those decisions for themselves.
Not every apparent violation of a quarantine order is a risk to other people, and not all need to be (or can be) enforced equally.
President Donald Trump, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, and Speaker Nancy Pelosi all agree that a fourth spending bill will happen in April but are haggling over the cost.
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The last time we sent this much money to the Kennedy Center, it was for a pair of Hamilton tickets.
The state has shut down all liquor stores, leading customers to crowd into retailers across the border.
The point isn't only to provide reassurance to the public, but also to guide policymakers who have to make decisions on things such as opening or closing public schools, libraries, or playgrounds.
"We're not going to be looking back," said House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn.
"3 to 7 days after a stay-at-home order is enacted, fevers in that community start to drop."
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Preserving consumer choice allows stores and shoppers to respond nimbly to uncertain risks.
Putting people who dislike and distrust the government in charge of the government is a risky business, and we are paying the price for it now.
The group's petition "would dangerously curtail the freedom of the press embodied in the First Amendment."