Grocery Store Owners Say That Pandemic Hazard Pay Laws Are Putting Them Out of Business
City-level requirements that grocery stores pay wage premiums during the pandemic could prompt layoffs, price hikes.
Health
Beware the COVID-19 Debt Hangover
Biden's proposed stimulus spending might give a modest boost, but in the long run it'll slow the economy.
UK Government Approves Challenge Trials For Research on Covid-19
The initiative could pave the way for other uses of challenge trials in the UK and beyond. It might even stimulate reconsideration of other policies banning payment for voluntary risk-taking that could save many lives.
U.K. Approves Clinical Trial That Will Deliberately Expose Volunteers to the COVID-19 Virus
It's a good idea, but it should have been done much earlier.
School Board Mocks Parents Who Support Reopening: 'They Want Their Babysitters Back'
In a hot mic moment, school officials were caught belittling parents.
Biden's Coronavirus Relief Package Has Almost Nothing to Do With the Coronavirus
The president keeps insisting on the urgency of $1.9 trillion in spending. But much of it would be spent on non-urgent policies unrelated to the pandemic.
Donations 'Requested' by Newsom Exploded as His Emergency Powers Ballooned
Big businesses gave millions to Newsom’s initiatives and were rewarded handsomely.
Conor Friedersdorf: Stand Against Left-Wing and Right-Wing P.C.
The Atlantic writer says that illiberalism and the urge to shut down debate need to be confronted across the political spectrum.
Some Fairfax Students Go Back to School 2 Days a Week, Wear Masks, Sit 6 Feet Apart While Their Teachers Stay Home
Is this really what reopening looks like?
On This Presidents Day, Stop Worshiping the Imperial Presidency
Presidents aren't saints. They aren't monarchs. They aren't celebrities. And they aren't your friends.
New York City's Outdoor Dining Doom
Preserving the country's greatest restaurant scene in the midst of a pandemic feels like an afterthought.
State, Local Governments Are Posting Surprisingly Sunny Revenue Projections. Democrats Want To Give Them $350 Billion Anyway.
Most states managed to avoid much-predicted fiscal crises during the pandemic. Congress wants to shower them with more federal aid anyway.
CDC's New 'Reopening' Guidance Will Keep Schools Closed in the Fall
This is what you get when you mix "science" with "stakeholders."
Did You Know That Two-Thirds of Families Prefer Full-Time, In-Person Schooling?
Probably not, if you read the newspaper. Parental preference is one of the most commonly misunderstood factors in the school-reopening debate.
Study: No COVID-19 Herd Immunity from Previous Common Cold Infections
Blood samples find common cold antibodies in nearly everybody, but they appear to offer little help against COVID-19 infections.
This D.A. Is Trying To Prosecute a Doctor for Vaccinating Unauthorized People Instead of Letting Supplies Expire
Kim Ogg ran for district attorney as a criminal justice reformer. Maybe she should think about what that entails.
Even Voldemort Masks Up in New Public Service Announcement
WarnerMedia, the Ad Council, and the CDC are infantilizing us and insulting our intelligence.
New York Never Built a Good System for Scheduling Vaccine Appointments, so a Random Software Engineer Did It in His Spare Time
Why didn't Cuomo and De Blasio build a decent, user-friendly website?
Randi Weingarten Says D.C. Schools Should Close for Extra Cleaning If Anybody Catches COVID-19
A perfect example of hygiene theater
Berkeley Dorms Guarded by Cops Who Only Let Students Out To Eat, Use the Bathroom, or Get a COVID-19 Test
Plus: New Mexico moves to legalize homemade food, the illogic of civil commitments for sex offenders, and more...
Biden Airlifts the Goalposts on School Reopening: 1 Day a Week!
Administration wants to spend $200 billion hiring new teachers for closed schools that are bleeding students. What could go wrong?
Biden Considers Forcing Domestic Airline Passengers to Get a Negative COVID Test
Could that end up costing more lives than it saves?
Kansas Legislators Want To Expand School Choice Options for Kids Stuck With Virtual Learning
Why not give parents the money to send kids to a private school that is actually open?
CBO Says Raising Minimum Wage to $15 an Hour Would Kill Jobs, Because Obviously It Would
A higher federal minimum would reduce employment and increase the deficit, according to a new nonpartisan government analysis.
Judge Tosses Out South Dakota Ballot Initiative Legalizing Recreational Marijuana
Voters approved it, but the governor resisted. A court came down on her side.
Tampa Mayor To Hunt Down Maskless Super Bowl Attendees
"Bad actors will be identified, and the Tampa Police Department will handle it."
Calling Out the COVID-19 Relief Bill
After critiquing the COVID-19 relief bill and denouncing the latest Biden policies, the Roundtabler's find some reprieve in imagining legalized opioids for all.
'I Use Heroin to Be a Better Person': Columbia University Neuroscientist Carl Hart
His new book, Drug Use for Grown-Ups: Chasing Liberty in the Land of Fear, is a provocative manifesto for legalizing all drugs.
SCOTUS Blocks California's COVID-19 Ban on Indoor Religious Services
Chief Justice John Roberts says the policy reflects "insufficient appreciation or consideration of the interests at stake."
The NFL Challenged Conventional COVID-19 Wisdom and Kept Playing
In staring down the virus's blitz, the NFL showed that it is possible to balance caution and continuity.
When Fairfax Schools Reopen, More Than 2,000 Teachers Will Still Teach From Home
The school district is hiring classroom assistants to watch the kids as they learn from their laptops.
Biden's Press Secretary Says Social Distancing and Masks Will Be 'Essential' Even After Vaccination
"We'll need to continue communicating about that," said Jen Psaki.
In First Tie-Breaking Vote, Kamala Harris Helps Senate Dems Pass Budget Resolution
Plus: Pandemic housing prices are overvalued, U.S. will withdraw support for war in Yemen, and more...
Mandated Pandemic Hazard Pay for Grocery Store Workers Prompts Store Closures, Lawsuits
California grocers have filed three lawsuits against local laws requiring "hero pay" during the pandemic.
Joe Biden Wants His Stimulus To Help 'People Who are Hurting,' Like Families Making $120,000 a Year
Biden's recovery plan is a poorly targeted effort that would make the economy worse off in the long run.
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot Says Teachers Must Go Back to School: 'Enough Is Enough'
"We are failing those children by not giving them the option to return to school."
What Disney Can Teach Us About Covid-19: Lockdowns Fail
Two states and two Disneys—California vs. Florida—and their radically different approaches to dealing with the pandemic.
How Biden Is Repeating Trump's Mistakes
The more things change, the more they stay the same.
Federal Judge Orders Oregon To Offer Vaccines to Incarcerated People Immediately
"During difficult times we must remain the most vigilant to protect the constitutional rights of the powerless," the judge writes.
What the War on Drugs Can Teach Us About Fighting COVID-19
We can’t eliminate the virus, but we can reduce its harm to our lives and livelihoods.
Maryland Is Vaccinating Remote Public School Teachers Before In-Person Private School Teachers
Teachers who refuse to go back to work should not get to cut in line.
California's Regional Stay-At-Home Order Was a Costly Failure
By the state’s own estimates, a two-month lockdown was less effective than a slow day of vaccinations.
San Francisco Schools Renamed the Arts Department Because Acronyms Are a Symptom of White Supremacy
"We are prioritizing antiracist arts instruction in our work."
Don't Wait For (Any More) Disasters To Adopt Libertarian Values
We literally can't afford it.
