Health
After a State-Authorized Medical Marijuana Patient Had an Epileptic Seizure and Crashed Her Car, Police Arrested Her for Driving With 'Marjuana in Her System'
The case illustrates the injustice and irrationality of Pennsylvania's "zero tolerance" approach to stoned driving.
Coronavirus Is Going To Be Expensive. Too Bad the Government Is Already in Massive Debt.
Having failed to be fiscally responsible when it would have been relatively easier, our elected officials will now likely hike spending even further.
Trump Declares National Emergency To 'Unleash the Full Power of the Federal Government'
But what he will do with that power remains uncertain.
Politicians Declare Eviction Moratoriums To Combat Coronavirus. Will They Give Up That Power After the Virus Fades?
Emergency measures can easily become routine policy.
Americans Act To Flatten the Coronavirus Epidemic Curve
"Individual behavior will be crucial to control the spread of COVID-19."
Biohackers Are on a Secret Hunt for the Coronavirus Vaccine
DIY biologists propose creating a public domain SARS-CoV-2 vaccine with $25,000 in funding.
Force Mineure and Contracts That Aren't Performed Because of Epidemics
I can't give a substantive legal analysis, but I dibs the label.
America Doesn't Have Enough Hospital Beds To Fight the Coronavirus. Protectionist Health Care Regulations Are One Reason Why.
Federal bureaucracy slowed America's response to the new coronavirus outbreak. Now state-level red tape is now poised to cause more problems.
China Bans Pandemic Video Game From App Store and Steam
Plague Inc. simulates the spread of coronavirus.
New York Bans Gatherings of 500 People Unless They Are Children Penned in Enclosed Spaces
Scientists, teachers, and parents are asking: Why is one of the most coronavirus-impacted cities keeping its schools open "at all cost"?
Coronavirus. We Got This.
Despite the slow-growing anxieties and government incompetence, expect Americans to be resilient in fighting the pandemic.
Will Trump's New Travel Restrictions Help Combat Coronavirus?
Here's what public health experts are saying.
COVID-19: A National Problem With Local Solutions
Also: Chelsea Manning finally freed, coronavirus appropriations, and more...
Prizes for Progress Against Coronavirus
The Mercatus Center Emergent Ventures Project is awarding prizes for important Coronavirus-related work
The Most Important Coronavirus-and-the-Law Issues
... have to do, I think, with business insurance law (and in particular with the interpretation of business insurance contracts).
Walmart's New Clinics Are a Free Market Experiment in Health Care Reform
No one will ever head to Walmart for a kidney transplant, but retail companies and profit-based clinics certainly can offer high-quality, lower-level services—and impose market discipline in a sector that sorely needs it.
Do Pandemics Strengthen the Case for Restricting Immigration? [updated with response to Jason Richwine]
Temporary quarantines and other targeted restrictions might be justified. But pandemics do not justify more general migration restrictions. Indeed, the latter often actually imperil health.
Federal Reserve Promises a Trillion-Plus in Short Term Loans to Banks.
Series of huge short-term loans to financial services presages a new era of "quantitative easing" and Fed balance sheet growth
To Fight Coronavirus, Trump Wants a Trillion-Dollar Stimulus That Could Make the Crisis Worse
Trump wants a poorly targeted, budget-busting payroll tax that might encourage sick people to work.
Dems Want to Combat Coronavirus By Mandating Paid Sick Leave for Stalking Victims?
The House bill seems to be more focused on leveraging political points than fighting coronavirus. Republicans can relate.
Is a 1% Case Fatality Rate for COVID-19 Bad News or Good News?
It depends on how widely the virus spreads, which is difficult to predict.
Balaji Srinivasan: Coronavirus Will Shape This Decade Like 9/11 Shaped the 2000s
The biotech entrepreneur and Silicon Valley visionary wants mandatory quarantines and a "digital Dunkirk" rescue operation.
Donald Trump Declares 'We Will Ultimately and Expeditiously Defeat This Virus'
In two weeks we will know if his public health measures are too little, too late.
Trump Confuses Nation With COVID-19 Address
Plus: A second person appears to be cured of HIV, cops can destroy your home for no reason and refuse to pay, and more...
Balaji Srinivasan: The Coronavirus Might Eat the World
The biotech entrepreneur and Silicon Valley visionary calls for a "digital Dunkirk" to fix government failure and preserve future freedoms.
School Canceled Because of Coronavirus? A Homeschooler Offers Some Tips
If you try homeschooling, you may discover that it's not just a good way to keep COVID-19 at bay, but a good educational approach and fit for your family more generally.
To Slow Coronavirus, Trump Bans Travel From Continental Europe for 30 Days
Americans and those traveling from the U.K. will be exempted.
COVID-19 Mortality Rate 'Ten Times Worse' Than Seasonal Flu, Says Dr. Anthony Fauci
Initial hopes that the public health consequences of the new coronavirus would be mild are fading.
The White House Made Coronavirus Meetings Classified. That's Idiotic.
It hampers transparency and means that relevant health officials who lack clearance can't participate.
Would Italian-Style Lockdowns to Curtail the Spread of Coronavirus Pass Legal Muster in the U.S.?
The extent of state and federal quarantine powers is surprisingly unsettled.
Trump Administration Swears Proposed Hotel, Airline, Cruise Bailout Is Totally Not a Bailout
Actually, it's a bailout.
Why You Can't Solve a Public Health Problem With Economic Stimulus
Is a new stimulus package the right response to a pandemic?
How Government Red Tape Stymied Testing and Made the Coronavirus Epidemic Worse
FDA and CDC bureaucrats stopped private and academic diagnostic tests from being deployed.
Yes, There Are Libertarians in Pandemics
Your coronavirus prepping would be a lot tougher in a world without free markets. Libertarians might be the only ones who recognize that.
Yes, There Are Private Donors—and Not Just Bill Gates—Helping Fund the Coronavirus Response
More than $725 million has been spent across the world from non-governmental organizations.
Expect 'Very Dramatic' Economic Intervention Due to Coronavirus, Says Trump
Plus: How Trump's payroll tax would work, Daily Show accuses Kamala Harris of "gaslighting," and more..
How Badly Could the Novel Coronavirus Epidemic Whack the U.S. Economy?
Looking at better and worse projections.
Coronavirus Shock: Just Another Panic Monday?
The Reason Roundtable podcast debates the severity of the both the outbreak and the potential governmental responses.
Parents Don't Need Advice on How To Talk To Their Kids About Coronavirus
Not every situation requires an expert's guidance.
CPAC Attendees Mocked Coronavirus Fears. Now Some Are Self-Quarantining.
Plus: Kamala Harris endorses Joe Biden, when a pandemic hits the prisons, and more...
Even in California, Nearly All Patients With Vaping-Related Lung Injuries Used Black-Market THC Products
A study in a state where marijuana is legal confirms the predominant role of cannabis products from illegal sources.
To Avoid Charges of Price Gouging, eBay Bans Sale of Coronavirus Supplies
Attempts to impose low prices on emergency supplies often do far more harm than good.
No, Stimulus Spending Wouldn't Be an Economic Vaccine Against the Coronavirus
If it works at all (and it usually doesn't), a fiscal stimulus is meant to boost demand. The biggest potential economic problem from coronavirus has to do with supply.
Trump Says the COVID-19 Death Rate Will Be 'A Fraction of 1 Percent.' Is He Right?
It's too early to tell, but there are reasons for (relative) optimism.
Nearly 2,800 People Quarantined in New York City To Prevent Spread of Coronavirus
Plus: Man jailed for licking ice cream that wasn't his, decriminalizing polygamy in Utah, and more...
