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A growing number of individuals are calling for an end to the economic shutdown. But with only a few notable exceptions, virtually nobody is questioning the moral code that gave rise to the economic shutdown. Virtually nobody is questioning the morality of altruism. As a moral code, altruism demands that we place the welfare and…
Permission to Live
According to the Declaration of Independence, all individuals are endowed with certain unalienable rights, namely the rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. But, according to the Federal Death Agency (FDA), you need its permission to live. Consider: you are suffering from a terminal disease and all treatments have failed. Your doctor mentions…
Uncertainty is the New Normal
On Thursday, a federal judge in Texas declared the eviction moratorium imposed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention unconstitutional. “Although the Covid-19 pandemic persists, so does the Constitution,” the judge wrote in his ruling. The Department of Justice has announced that it will appeal. Diane Yentel, president and chief executive of the National…
More Victims of the Lockdown
The economic devastation from the lockdown continues to create more victims. The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia estimates that by the end of the year, 1.34 million renter households will owe a combined $7.2 billion in back rent, or an average of $5,400 per household. Because of the moratorium on evictions imposed by the Centers…
We can have Liberty and Effectively Address Pandemics
Philosopher Ben Bayer provides a succinct and provoking summary of “A Pro-Freedom Approach to Infectious Disease: Preparing for the Next Pandemic.” America is allegedly the land of the free. But since March, millions have lived under statewide mandatory lockdowns. As the lockdowns are being lifted, we should reflect on how to approach any resurgence of…