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Here’s a short video showcasing the talent and insight of the late, great Walter Williams [2].

Orlando Watson remembers Walter Williams [3]. A slice:

The more I studied Williams’ writings, the more I came to see a man who was willing to challenge conventional wisdom — not with over-the-top rhetoric, but with evidence, research, and insight. Years later, as I began a career in Republican politics, it was unsurprising to me that Williams’ rhetorical style, coupled with the weight of his work as an economist, would earn him a near-celebrity status within conservative and libertarian circles. Though there are several prominent black conservative voices, few outlined so clearly the link between government intervention and black participation in the economic life of the nation.

Also remembering Walter Williams is Walter Block [4], and William McBride [5], and Allan Brownfeld [6].

Mark Perry documents the degree to which ‘wokeness’ in the academy has become a spoof of its ridiculous self [7].

Ethan Yang is correct: Covid Derangement Syndrome (CDS-20) is destroying the rule of law; it’s unleashing widespread tyranny [8]. A slice:

Politicians across the country are slowly, in some cases aggressively, unraveling the rule of law through unwarranted exercise of power and poorly justified actions. From the exercise of power prohibited by state and federal constitutions, to blatant hypocrisy, to confusing and arbitrary laws, our system of good government is ailing. Lockdowns are the disease.

Jeffrey Tucker is rightly appalled at the failure of so many pro-lockdowners to consider more fully the consequences of their support for this tyranny [9]. A slice:

Finally, it’s tremendously gratifying that the last column [10]of the mighty genius Walter Williams [11]specifically named the Great Barrington Declaration as the answer:

What about the benefits and costs of dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic? Much of the medical profession and politicians say that lockdowns, social distancing, and mask-wearing are the solutions. CDC data on death rates show if one is under 35, the chances of dying from COVID-19 is much lower than that of being in a bicycle accident. Should we lock down bicycles? Dr. Martin Kulldorff, professor of medicine at Harvard University, biostatistician, and epidemiologist, Dr. Sunetra Gupta, professor at Oxford University and an epidemiologist with expertise in immunology, and Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, professor at Stanford University Medical School, a physician and epidemiologist were the initiators of the Great Barrington Declaration. More than 50,000 scientists and doctors, as well as more than 682,000 ordinary people, have signed the Great Barrington Declaration opposing a second COVID-19 lockdown because they see it doing much more harm than good.

Jacob Sullum is alarmed by the detached-from-reality notion that Americans are insufficiently alarmed about Covid-19 [12].

Wall Street Journal columnist Dan Henninger writes about the rising resistance, in blue states, to the tyranny unleashed by Covid Derangement Syndrome [13]. Here’s his conclusion:

The new resistance to Covid mitigation policies isn’t rising in those [red] states. It is emerging almost entirely in the bluest states. These are the states in which acts of civil disobedience and defiance are occurring among people who don’t wear MAGA hats.

Their governors are called liberals. But perhaps liberalism’s meaning and its political support are undergoing a transition, as Covid redefines the everyday understanding of individual freedom.

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