This Business Is Suing the Government Over a Coronavirus Closure Order
"These uncompensated seizures violate the Takings Clause of the Fifth Amendment."
Coronavirus
As Trump Imagines '2.2 Million Deaths' From COVID-19 in the U.S., a Top Federal Disease Expert Cautions Against Believing Worst-Case Scenarios
"They always overshoot," Anthony Fauci says. "Generally, the reality is somewhere in the middle."
The World Must Not Mimic China's Authoritarian Model to Fight COVID-19
Its rulers tried to cover up an epidemic, then declared war on their people to control it.
In Dramatic Shift, Trump Tells Nation To Stay at Home Until the End of April
Plus: 13 percent of NYPD out sick, Seattle slows the spread, and more...
First Known Federal Inmate Dies of Coronavirus
Patrick Jones, 49, was serving a 27-year sentence for a nonviolent drug crime.
COVID-19 Immigration Restrictions Make Labor and Food Shortages a Real Possibility
We need to be careful, but we also need people to bring food from fields to our tables
When an Epidemic Spreads, So Do Rumors
The biggest thing our institutions could do to stop the spread of COVID-19 misinformation would be to spread less misinformation themselves.
When It Comes to Coronavirus, Nobody Knows Anything
Reason's Ronald Bailey on flattening the curve without killing freedom.
How Many of Us Will Die From the Coronavirus?
Here is the best way to make sense of constantly changing predictions, says Reason Science Correspondent Ronald Bailey
Deliberately Infect Healthy Young People To Test Coronavirus Vaccines, Propose Bioethicists
An idea that could really speed up vaccine development
As Coronavirus Outbreak Hit, Trump Administration Refused To Ease Hand Sanitizer Tariffs
Trump's anti-China trade advisor, Peter Navarro, is now playing a major role in the White House's coronavirus response. What could go wrong?
Airlines Make Out Like Bandits in $2.3 Trillion Coronavirus Aid Bill
A lot of industries and individuals are suffering right now. A select few corporations are getting big bailouts.
How Much Is $2.3 Trillion? More Than Even Obama Could Imagine
The CARES Act plunges the nation into a crash course on experimental economics.—and we're the lab rats.
New Jersey Allows, Then Blocks, Deliveries From Breweries and Distilleries
Takeout and delivery orders are the only thing keeping the state's 115 craft breweries afloat during the coronavirus outbreak.
No, British Epidemiologist Neil Ferguson Has Not 'Drastically Downgraded' His Worst-Case Projection of COVID-19 Deaths
But he has raised his estimate of the virus's reproduction number, which implies a lower fatality rate than his research group initially assumed.
Attorney General Expands Home Confinement for Some Federal Inmates Facing Coronavirus Threat
William Barr: "We want to make sure our institutions don't become petri dishes."
Los Angeles Might Force Broke Businesses To Keep Paying Workers During Coronavirus Outbreak
The mandates would be retroactive, potentially punishing businesses for violating rules they did not even know existed.
Pandemic-Related Unemployment and Shutdowns Are a Recipe for Social Unrest
That's a huge concern as forecasters expect the U.S. unemployment rate in the months to come to surpass that seen during the depths of the Great Depression.
Massie, and That Pesky Constitution, Hold Up COVID-19 Bailout Bill
Plus: civic dynamism on display, Justice Department embraces home detainment of federal prisoners, and more...
Is the CDC to Blame for the Lack of Adequate Coronavirus Testing?
Reports from USA Today and ProPublica highlight CDC missteps that set back the United States' Covid-19 response.
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.
Do Gun Dealers Count As 'Essential' Businesses That Can Stay Open Under COVID-19 Lockdowns?
Or is the Second Amendment suspended for the duration of the epidemic?
As Tourism Craters, Airbnb and Hotels Offer Shelter to Coronavirus Responders
The short-term rental service seeks 100,000 hosts to set space aside for those working to fight the pandemic.
We Need Every Doctor and Researcher We Can Get Right Now. It's Time to Cut H-1B Visa Red Tape.
Highly-skilled immigrants can contribute to the fight against coronavirus if we let them.
Nearly 3.3 Million Unemployment Claims Due to Coronavirus Economic Meltdown
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.
Pregnant Moms Scared of COVID-19 in Hospitals Need More Home Birth Options
It's time to free midwives from excessive regulation and make room for more home births.
The Senate's COVID-19 Relief Bill Is a Crony Capitalist Dream
Plus: COVID-19 in prisons and jails, Trump campaign threatens TV stations, state disparities in new coronavirus cases, and more...
The Private Sector's Heartening Response to COVID-19
Creativity and selflessness are on display everywhere.
The FDA and CDC's Coronavirus Response Is a 'Failure of Historic Proportions'
A Q&A with Alex Tabarrok, an economist at George Mason University and blogger at Marginal Revolution
Is Preventing COVID-19 Deaths Worth a Severe Recession? The Answer Depends on Controversial Assumptions About the Epidemic's Lethality.
A cost-benefit analysis of COVID-19 lockdowns highlights crucial gaps in the data.
The CDC and FDA Have Failed on Coronavirus
Economist Alex Tabarrok on the problems with the U.S. government's response to COVID-19.
Trump Was Probably Wrong About Coronavirus and Suicides, But the Associated Press Botched Its Fact-Check
It wouldn't cause more deaths than COVID-19, but an economic crisis could indeed raise the suicide rate precipitously.
FDA Tells At-Home Diagnostics Companies To Stop Coronavirus Test Roll-Outs
The companies are complying. Customers won't get their results and are being told to destroy their test kits.
Despite Coronavirus, Sweden Refuses To Shutter Businesses and Limit Gatherings
The Scandinavian country is betting against draconian restrictions and in favor of the free movement of people and goods.
New York Legislators Introduce Bill To Cancel Rent for 90 Days for Workers Affected By Coronavirus Closures
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.
A Request for Donations of Tech Equipment that Could Help Medical Staff Conserve Protective Equipment and Patients Communicate with Families
If you are in the tech industry or are otherwise in a position to help with this, please contact me.
The Feds Are Opposing Efforts To Release Maryland Inmates Into Home Confinement Because of Coronavirus
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.
New York City Jails Now Have at Least 75 Confirmed Coronavirus Infections
Another 300 low-level offenders set to be released, but the city’s jails house more than 5,000.
Half of United Kingdom Already Infected With Coronavirus, Says Oxford Model
Great news if true, but only massive population testing can tell us if that's really so.
The Feds Are Suspending Some Tariff Payments. They Should Suspend All of Them.
It's almost like Americans are paying for them, and like Trump doesn't actually believe in free trade.
Coronavirus Is Causing Freaky Friday for Helicopter Parents
Now older folks are being treated to some (extremely necessary) overprotection.
Libertarian Party's Presidential Nominating Convention in Coronavirus Limbo
Austin, where America's third party is scheduled to have its national convention May 21-25, is in lockdown mode.
Most Politicians Are Disingenuous Opportunists. The Coronavirus Outbreak Only Makes That More Obvious.
Politicians are merely using COVID-19 to push for policies they already wanted.
Stop Ignoring the Different Needs of Rural Areas and Cities Responding to COVID-19
A uniform national response risks doing more harm than good in a nation that’s not uniform.
Is Wearing a Face Mask in Public To Ward Off COVID-19 a Crime?
It depends on the state where you live.
Tech Companies Weren't Hoarding Masks, They Were Protecting Employees From Wildfire Smoke
Plus: Kudlow says total stimulus package will cost $6 trillion, jails free nonviolent offenders, more...
