Are You Ready for a Second Round of Pandemic Lockdowns?
Politicians are poised to tighten the screws, even though voluntary action offers more promise.
Health
Trump's Vaccine Cheerleading Is Undermining Public Trust in the Vaccines
Polls show a country increasingly leery of a politicized COVID-19 vaccine approval process.
Unlock the Damned Playgrounds, Already
Playing outside is one of the safest group activities kids can do, yet Gavin Newsom and other pols are extending the pandemic misery indefinitely.
Congress Continues to Spend Delusional Amounts of Money
Even without further spending increases, the Congressional Budget Office projects that the national debt will hit 107 percent of GDP in 2023.
K-12 Schools That Reopened Have Avoided COVID-19 Surges So Far
In communities where young kids returned to classes, it's mostly good news.
Pentagon Uses Pandemic Response Cash To Pay Defense Contractors for More War Toys
Plus: House votes to keep funding the government, DHS recalls intelligence reports, Jeff Bezos is starting a preschool, and more...
The CDC Doesn't Want Kids Trick-or-Treating for Halloween
How about a "virtual Halloween costume contest" instead?
Why Have Belarus and Other Eastern European Countries Seen Relatively Few COVID-19 Deaths?
And is their luck running out?
California Hospital Sinks Plan To House Homeless in Nearby Motel, Citing Danger Posed to Employee Parking Lot
The Bakersfield City Council has refused to grant a permit for a local nonprofit to lodge homeless residents in a roadside inn as part of the state's Project Roomkey.
On Health Care, the 2020 Presidential Race Pits Bad Ideas Against Bad Faith
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death elevates a familiar health care policy dynamic to the foreground of the election.
Are 'Pandemic Pods' a Symptom of the Public School Monopoly? A Soho Forum Debate
The University of Illinois' Jon Hale and Reason Foundation education analyst Corey DeAngelis go toe to toe
Landlords Sue Trump Administration and CDC Over Executive Order Banning Evictions
The National Apartment Association has joined a lawsuit brought by four individual landlords arguing the CDC's nationwide eviction moratorium is both illegal and unconstitutional.
Can the CDC Get Anything Right?
Plus: Trump's corruption surrounding TikTok, study supports decriminalizing prostitution, how "older people have become younger," and more...
Could All Parents Have 'Pandemic Pods' If There Were More School Choice? A Soho Forum Debate
As K–12 education goes remote, groups of parents are hiring teachers to teach their kids in person. Is that wrong?
Pennsylvania Lockdown Lawsuit Victory May Cure a Plague of Pandemic Restrictions
“The Constitution sets certain lines that may not be crossed, even in an emergency.”
A Second Round of Airline Bailouts Would be Bad for the Industry and Consumers
Passenger airlines are demanding another $25 billion in taxpayer support to prevent mass layoffs.
Biden and Trump Now Agree: The President Has No Authority To Impose a Nationwide Mask Mandate
If only that signaled a broader respect for legal limits on executive power.
Enjoy the Tiny Scraps of the Fall Premiere Season
At least television networks have COVID-19 to blame for the dire state of shows this year.
Trump Wants More Stimulus Spending. Biden Wants a National Mask Mandate. Both Are Wrong.
Is it too much to ask for a presidential candidate who cares about America's fiscal health and respects the limits of his office?
NYC Mayor Bill De Blasio Delays School Reopening at the Last Minute, Infuriating Parents
He also refused to apologize.
In 2020, We Have Forgotten How To Leave People Alone
Shopping at Target. Dining outdoors. No activity these days is too mundane for protesters to shout at you for it.
Suggesting That Face Masks Are More Effective Than Vaccines, the CDC's Director Exemplifies the Propaganda That Discourages People From Wearing Them
Government officials think Americans can't handle the truth, an assumption that tends to backfire.
An Online Student Attended a Rooftop Party. He Was Reported to NYU and Suspended Indefinitely.
Universities are punishing kids for partying—after cashing their tuition checks, of course.
Is COVID-19 Causing a New Wave of Opioid-Related Deaths?
As of March 2020, combined fatal and nonfatal drug overdoses were nearly 20 percent higher than through the same month in 2019.
Politicians Vs. Small Businesses
How local governments bully your favorite local shops and services.
How Much Difference Do COVID-19 Lockdowns Make?
The comparison between Sweden and the U.S. casts doubt on the importance of broad legal restrictions.
Federal Court Rules Pennsylvania's Lockdown Order Unconstitutional
Population-wide lockdown orders are "such a dramatic inversion of the concept of liberty in a free society as to be nearly presumptively unconstitutional" wrote U.S. District Judge William Stickman IV
Donald Trump, Bob Woodward, and the Noble Lie
The Reason Roundtable reads Bob Woodward, goes to the Oscars, weighs in on the NFL, and more.
Harvard Economist N. Gregory Mankiw Endorses Idea of Paying People to Take a Covid Vaccine
The plan was first proposed by Robert Litan of the Brookings Institution.
Take My Likeness Out to the Ball Game
Baseball teams are finding unusual ways to make up for lost revenue.
The California Law That's Supposed To Help Home-Based Cooks Isn't Working
Only one county in the entire state has opted into A.B. 626
COVID-19 Outbreak and Death Result of ICE Agents Using Immigrants To Mobilize in George Floyd Protests
A preventable coronavirus outbreak and death occurred after ICE used immigrant transfers as an excuse to fly to D.C.
The COVID-19 Death Toll Is Rising Much Faster in the U.S. Than in Sweden, Which Now Has Fewer Deaths Per Capita
The trends suggest that Sweden's less restrictive policy has been more successful at reducing fatal outcomes.
States Aren't Getting a Federal Coronavirus Bailout. Most Will Be Fine.
The COVID-19 pandemic will strain some state budgets, but you shouldn't believe the predictions about catastrophic cuts.
The COVID-19 Pandemic Keeps Proving Deadly to Liberty
As the pandemic rages on, nominally free countries are sliding down a path blazed by authoritarian regimes.
Massachusetts Abandons Its Puzzling Public Health Distinction Between Casinos and Video Arcades
A week after being sued over his arbitrary COVID-19 policy, Gov. Charlie Baker says he will allow arcades to reopen.
Airlines Are Asking for a Second Bailout. Congress Should Say No.
The federal government has already made $32 billion available to distressed airlines. The industry wants another $25 billion.
Trump Says He Downplayed the Coronavirus Threat To Avoid 'Panic.' That Helps Explain His Policy Failures.
In interviews with Bob Woodward, the president said he knew COVID-19 was much more serious than he let on.
Is the U.S. Handling the COVID-19 Pandemic Better Than Europe?
Trump's new coronavirus adviser Dr. Scott Atlas says yes.
Los Angeles Bans Halloween Trick-or-Treating Over Coronavirus Fears
Public health authorities are cracking down on a holiday activity where the age group least at risk of COVID-19 walks around outside wearing masks.
Today's Deadline for Seeking FDA Approval of Vaping Products Means Small Businesses Have To Pray for Bureaucratic Flexibility
The industry's fate depends on the whims of an agency charged with deciding what is "appropriate for public health."
