The number of Americans who have been infected by the virus, which seems to be much higher than the official tally suggests, is crucial to understanding how deadly it is.
From doxxing people with the new coronavirus to making diagnosed and suspected patients wear ankle monitors, some states are taking all the wrong steps to slow the spread of COVID-19.
The failure to conduct early and wide testing left politicians ignorant of basic facts about the COVID-19 epidemic.
Plus: Trump's rumored stake in hydroxychloroquine, Supreme Court "destroys Fourth Amendment jurisprudence," the 21st century crisis case for libertarianism, and more...
The point isn't only to provide reassurance to the public, but also to guide policymakers who have to make decisions on things such as opening or closing public schools, libraries, or playgrounds.
Surgeon General Jerome Adams wants us to believe the CDC realized the danger posed by asymptomatic carriers only last week.
A pandemic becomes an excuse for treating people as playing pieces in a game.
A global pandemic has done what 30 years of internet manifestoes never accomplished: a mass migration into our screens.
The problems with the federal response to COVID-19 go far beyond Donald Trump and deep into bureaucratic inertia.
Plus: shutdown suits, the pantry police, and more...
Immigrants want to escape possible COVID-19 death trap, most having committed no violent crime.
Early and wide testing helps curtail the epidemic while casting light on the prevalence and lethality of the virus.
Q&A with Duke's Michael C. Munger, who also believes that big cities will see rationing and that higher education will never be the same.
Confusing travel distance with actual human mingling is no way to create smart policy.
The agency has hampered widespread COVID-19 testing and the production of both protective gear and hand sanitizer.
Plus: Robert Kraft flies supplies to Boston from China, Laredo fines people for going without masks, and more...
Preliminary research suggests that commonly used procedures frequently fail to detect the virus.
Government-mandated unemployment is "a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity" to "sit on the couch and watch TV," says the wealthy star of Curb Your Enthusiasm.
First, they didn't have grocery permits. Now they are not allowed to take any walk-ins.
The real action in the coming months lies between those two extremes.
The "rational optimist" talks about coronavirus, Brexit, libertarianism, and his next book, How Innovation Works: And Why It Flourishes in Freedom.
The renowned science writer talks about pandemics, Chinese authoritarianism, Brexit, and why the freedom to innovate must not be quashed.
Lawmakers are peddling restrictions on self-defense and other rights to a frightened public.
The combination of limited evidence and conflicting priorities has resulted in whipsawing messages from experts.
Politicians and the public are alarmingly willing to violate civil liberties in the name of fighting the epidemic.
The Kentucky congressman who insisted Congress record its vote on history's biggest spending bill is unapologetic and outspoken about limited government.
"You cannot just decide you want to sell groceries," said Barbara Ferrer, the director of L.A. County Public Health.
The Kentucky Republican took on Donald Trump and Nancy Pelosi to fight against the $2 trillion coronavirus spending package. He's just getting started.
Social distancing and lockdowns today are why deaths from the two pandemics might be comparable.
DIY manufacturers scramble to reduce shortages, as public health officials send mixed messages about the efficacy of broader use.
Threatening shops for selling chocolate Easter eggs and mocking people who are actually following the law undermines citizens’ trust.
Though focused on manufacturing and banking, this study sees economic optimism in quick and thorough interventions to keep people isolated.
Plus: "Netflix for 3-D guns," viral authoritarianism, COVID-19 behind bars, and more…
"We have the capacity to keep this contained," Mayor Bill de Blasio told New Yorkers on March 2.
The county's ban on firearm sales is inconsistent with a new federal advisory as well as the Second Amendment.
Germany's crude case fatality rate is currently less than 1 percent, compared to 1.8 percent in the U.S., 6.4 percent in the U.K., and 11.4 percent in Italy.
"They always overshoot," Anthony Fauci says. "Generally, the reality is somewhere in the middle."
Plus: 13 percent of NYPD out sick, Seattle slows the spread, and more...
Reason's Ronald Bailey on flattening the curve without killing freedom.
Here is the best way to make sense of constantly changing predictions, says Reason Science Correspondent Ronald Bailey
But he has raised his estimate of the virus's reproduction number, which implies a lower fatality rate than his research group initially assumed.
Plus: civic dynamism on display, Justice Department embraces home detainment of federal prisoners, and more...
Reports from USA Today and ProPublica highlight CDC missteps that set back the United States' Covid-19 response.
Or is the Second Amendment suspended for the duration of the epidemic?
Plus: COVID-19 in prisons and jails, Trump campaign threatens TV stations, state disparities in new coronavirus cases, and more...
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.
Another 300 low-level offenders set to be released, but the city’s jails house more than 5,000.
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