The Coronavirus Testing Debacle Stems From Decades of Bad FDA Policy
The agency's emphasis on caution over speed led to needless suffering and loss of life long before the COVID-19 pandemic.
The agency's emphasis on caution over speed led to needless suffering and loss of life long before the COVID-19 pandemic.
Or is the Second Amendment suspended for the duration of the epidemic?
The short-term rental service seeks 100,000 hosts to set space aside for those working to fight the pandemic.
Highly-skilled immigrants can contribute to the fight against coronavirus if we let them.
Much about the COVID-19 outbreak has been unprecedented and historic, but until now it's been difficult to quantify exactly how serious a blow the virus would deal to the U.S. economy.
It's time to free midwives from excessive regulation and make room for more home births.
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Creativity and selflessness are on display everywhere.
A Q&A with Alex Tabarrok, an economist at George Mason University and blogger at Marginal Revolution
A cost-benefit analysis of COVID-19 lockdowns highlights crucial gaps in the data.
Economist Alex Tabarrok on the problems with the U.S. government's response to COVID-19.
It wouldn't cause more deaths than COVID-19, but an economic crisis could indeed raise the suicide rate precipitously.
The companies are complying. Customers won't get their results and are being told to destroy their test kits.
The Scandinavian country is betting against draconian restrictions and in favor of the free movement of people and goods.
Sen. Mike Gianaris (D–Queens) argues eviction moratoriums don't go far enough to protect renters who've been put out of a job because of the virus.
If you are in the tech industry or are otherwise in a position to help with this, please contact me.
A Maryland defense attorney says the Bureau of Prisons is ignoring a judge's order to release his client into home confinement because of coronavirus concerns.
Another 300 low-level offenders set to be released, but the city’s jails house more than 5,000.
Great news if true, but only massive population testing can tell us if that's really so.
It's almost like Americans are paying for them, and like Trump doesn't actually believe in free trade.
Now older folks are being treated to some (extremely necessary) overprotection.
Austin, where America's third party is scheduled to have its national convention May 21-25, is in lockdown mode.
Politicians are merely using COVID-19 to push for policies they already wanted.
A uniform national response risks doing more harm than good in a nation that’s not uniform.
It depends on the state where you live.
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The package doubled in cost over the course of the negotiations.
At least some unnecessary regulations are finally being waived.
So far politicians have been acting as if only one side of the ledger matters.
"Americans need fast, direct relief," says Justin Amash.
The point of shutting down the "nonessential" economy, New York's governor explains, is to "save lives, period, whatever it costs."
"They were not sentenced to death, and they should be released immediately."
But he stands by his reasoning and predicts that global deaths will peak under 50,000.
Established makers of N95 masks are ramping up production as fast as they can. New manufacturers hoping to help meet demand are running into regulatory roadblocks.
Puerto Rico is temporarily free from Buy American restrictions on crucial protective medical gear thanks to FEMA.
Restrictions have been loosened to help ramp up production.
Emergency restrictions should always be lifted as soon as the crisis has sufficiently abated.
No time to waste; do it sooner rather than later.
The media can reasonably blame Trump for a lot of things. This is not one of them.
Robert Lighthizer, head of the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, says tariffs aren't hurting America's response to the virus. He's also lifting those tariffs to help with the response.
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The contagious spread of information is in a race against the contagious spread of coronavirus.
Lawyers, inmates' families, and correctional officers worry the jail is ill-prepared to handle an outbreak.
The Reason Roundtable podcast looks at the crappy track record of government policy forged in crisis.
When the state controls the media and foreign reporters are banned, outsiders should be wary of information they’re getting from inside China.
The public transit bailout is spiraling out of control.