Morris: Calamity and Lost Liberty
by Leo Morris It is worth noting, in the thick of our great national quarantine, that we have gone in a heartbeat from an ordinary civil society to a step short of martial law. That’s something worth thinking about. And worrying about just a little. As the War on Terror was being rolled out – Read the full article…
Van Cott: Inflationary Economics in the Black Death
by Norman Van Cott, Ph.D. The Black Death ravaged Europe, starting in Italy, in the middle of the 14th century. Substantial percentages of entire populations died — estimates range between 30 and 60 percent. Maybe 75 to 200 million people. Would it have made any difference for overall living standards if Spain could have tapped Read the full article…
A Bolt of Sanity Out of the Eco-Devo Blue
IN THE MIDST OF CRISIS, with pretense stripped away, the truth can strike like a lightening bolt. That was the case at a recent meeting of my City Council. When the governor shut down restaurants and bars in advance of the Wuhan flu it was made clear that what we had been told was economic Read the full article…
Schansberg: A COVID-19 Basic Income
by Eric Schansberg, Ph.D. You may remember Andrew Yang. He was a Democratic candidate for President who had a surprisingly successful run. He didn’t have any political experience. And unlike most of his competitors, he brims with joy and thoughtfulness about policy. His most intriguing (and popular) proposal is to give every American $1,000 per Read the full article…
Teevan: Phase II of the Coronavirus Struggle
by John Teevan, D.Min. Our economy is disintegrating, but we are getting a good start on COVID-19. We can handle a few weeks of staying home, but now isolation is turning into a shutdown disaster that could economically harm virtually every American. A stepped program, however, could addresses both concerns in what could be called a phase II of this Read the full article…
Morris: Serenity in Times of Trouble
by Leo Morris Some years ago, life as I knew it was put on a sudden and dramatic hiatus in the form of an inattentive driver who attempted to cross U.S. 30 near Plymouth in the path of our car. My left hip was broken and, this being before insurance companies decided an overnight stay Read the full article…
