Every public school district in America should be planning for in person school next semester. It can be done safely, *even in places with pretty high community transmission*. We now have pretty good data to show that. https://t.co/4fCs2tqVHa
— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) October 16, 2020
economicprism | One of the absurdities of the coronavirus era is the purported faith in science by the political class; in particular, the left. Joe Biden, for instance, said he would shut the country down if recommended by scientists. Nancy Pelosi, this week, with respect to coronavirus stimulus, told Wolf Blitzer, that “…the science should call the shot and when they do, we should all trust it.”
“Trust, but verify,” counseled Ronald Reagan. No doubt, the Gipper, didn’t envision the ridiculous science behind coronavirus containment policy.
President Trump, taking the advice of Reagan, recently verified the effects of coronavirus himself. His findings, following a three day bout with the illness, revealed the science based policies that have been applied are not to be trusted. Trump tweeted these conclusions:
“One thing that’s for certain: Don’t let it dominate you. Don’t be afraid of it. You’re going to beat it.”
According to Science magazine, “[Trump’s] repeated public dismissals of scientific expertise, and his disdain for evidence have prompted many researchers to label him the most antiscience president in living memory.”
Maybe so. But when science is being used by policy makers to do stupid and destructive things, like locking down the economy, being antiscience is the intelligent choice. What’s more, the World Health Organization now says it’s opposed to lockdowns, and told world leaders: “stop using lockdowns as your primary control method.”
We have a hunch that the science of lockdowns has little to do with stemming the spread of coronavirus. We’ll have more on this in a moment. But first, we must make an important distinction. And to do so, we must take a brief diversion…
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