Christopher Jacobs of the Federalist tallies the costs of mandatory school shutdowns tied to COVID-19. Shortly after the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) testing results showed dramatic learning loss…
Gabriel Hays writes for the New York Post about a stunning admission from the nation’s leading COVID scold. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases director Dr. Anthony Fauci admitted Wednesday that…
State visitor spending in 2021 would have needed to be another $2 billion higher to break even with the 2019 record. Tourism jobs in 2021 were still 18% below pre-pandemic…
We all have witnessed examples of the worker shortage. Signs in business windows that read: “now hiring,” “please be patient, we are short on staff,” and “reduced hours” abound. The…
Christopher Bedford of the Federalist delivers bad news to those who believe the end of COVID lockdowns signals a bright future. Two years ago this week, the United States shut…
Joel Zinberg writes for City Journal about the latest body blow for government leaders who employed long-lasting COVID lockdowns. A new study from Johns Hopkins University’s Institute for Applied Economics…
This news release from N.C. Senate Republicans arrived this morning in my in box. Raleigh, N.C. – Yesterday members of the Joint Legislative Commission of Governmental Operations’ Subcommittee on Use and Distribution…
Gov. Cooper decreed state-wide lockdowns in March 2020. As a result, many North Carolinians were forced out of their jobs. The tourism industry, in particular, suffered. The state’s tourism industry…
Kylee Zempel of the Federalist explores one impact of the ongoing labor shortage: some small business owners can’t retire. Aside from not being able to find someone to take over…
Christopher Bedford of the Federalist tackles new evidence of the negative consequences tied to government lockdowns. In 2020, nearly every American in the world had to endure a month or…
Kylee Zempel writes for the Federalist about the latest research suggesting that lockdowns do more harm than good in addressing COVID-19. Anthony Fauci, leading leftists, and their malicious band of…
You thought that $1,400 stimulus check was free money? Kevin Hassett and Matthew Jensen set the record straight at National Review Online. With all the trillion-dollar numbers spinning about government…