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Amelia Janaskie shares a report the authors of which inveigh against lockdowns. A slice:

Although the authors suggest the idea of “Flatten the Curve” might have been a suitable strategy at first for the purpose of not overwhelming hospitals, they find that there are significant unintended consequences of lockdowns, especially regarding public health. The majority of Covid-19 deaths occur in people close to life expectancy, while lockdown-induced deaths occur in young people far from life expectancy, resulting in a high number of total life years lost. The authors cite various studies showing that children, adolescents, women, individuals with young children, and at-risk individuals are experiencing diminished mental health. They also report that cancer and cardiovascular deaths are increasing due to lockdowns because less people are receiving necessary screenings or going to hospitals.

Robert Wright argues that it is not a crime to get Covid-19.

Ben Zycher points out the perversities of Biden bringing the U.S. back into the Paris Climate Agreement.

George Will explains why the U.S. Supreme Court should reject a Trump administration argument about who on American soil is to be counted by U.S. Census takers. A slice:

Most of the Framers, say [Ilya] Somin and [Sanford] Levinson, did not believe the federal government had the power to exclude immigrants — there was no significant federal immigration restriction until 1875 — so they could hardly have intended to exclude from apportionment “illegal” immigrants. Furthermore, the Framers expected that the congressional apportionment count would include the more than half the adult population that was not entitled to vote because of gender, or property requirements.

Here’s David Henderson on Justin Wolfers on government subsidies to college students.

Mark Perry looks at some migration patterns within the U.S.

“Contrary to most predictions, Election Day brought no blue wave” – so begins my intrepid Mercatus Center colleague Veronique de Rugy’s latest syndicated column. A slice:

For more evidence that the voters’ lack of enthusiasm for progressive policies likely explains the Democrats’ reduced majority in the House, one should consider this election’s down-ballot outcomes. Illinois and California, two of the most progressive states in the Union, provide good examples. In Illinois, voters rejected by a 55 to 45 percent margin the so-called Fair Tax Amendment. That progressive tax scheme would have amended the state constitution to replace the flat income tax with a progressive one.

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