When Ontario government models project how many lives lockdowns can save, they don’t count how many lives those lockdowns take, let alone the misery and the economic costs they inflict.
All posts by Lawrence Solomon
Don’t count on a coronavirus vaccine any time soon
It would be foolhardy to base public policy decisions on the unrealistic prospect of a quick-fix vaccine.
Continue reading Don’t count on a coronavirus vaccine any time soon
The lockdown should be for the old and vulnerable, no one else
Such an approach would inflect relatively little harm to the economy or to the financial security so important to our sense of well-being.
Continue reading The lockdown should be for the old and vulnerable, no one else
Britain’s novel approach to coronavirus: Will herd immunity work?
The debate being played out in Britain is unique; virologists in no other country, certainly not Canada, have brought this issue out in the open.
Continue reading Britain’s novel approach to coronavirus: Will herd immunity work?
Amazon is fleecing taxpayers. Strangely, socialists are the ones saving us
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, darling of the left, has done a service to free enterprise.
Continue reading Amazon is fleecing taxpayers. Strangely, socialists are the ones saving us
How to make Ontario’s awful power system as dull (and affordable) as natural gas
Unlike its power companies, Ontario’s gas is sold by pencil-pushers who keep their nose to the grindstone and avoid controversy.
Continue reading How to make Ontario’s awful power system as dull (and affordable) as natural gas
Dot-com road hogs like Uber and Amazon will just make traffic worse unless we charge them
The explosion of e-commerce takes our free road space, hurting commuters.
An infrastructure bank to save Canadians from our worst political instincts
Half a loaf may be better than none, but there is also a full-loaf option for Canadians should Trudeau choose to finish the project his father started.
Continue reading An infrastructure bank to save Canadians from our worst political instincts
Medical research is too important to leave to the politicians
The politicization of research funding is pervasive and paramount in decision-making.
Continue reading Medical research is too important to leave to the politicians
The EpiPen scandal is just a symptom of America’s unexplained allergy epidemic
Governments have vast financial interests that skew their medical research.
Continue reading The EpiPen scandal is just a symptom of America’s unexplained allergy epidemic