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Tesla CEO Elon Musk defied state and county orders by restarting the Tesla auto plant in Fremont, California, after filing a lawsuit against Alameda County for being forced to stop production (Tesla was the only US automaker to be shuttered).
May 19, 2020 via undefined via California on Your Mind
Matt Ridley discusses his new book is How Innovation Works, as well as the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on the world’s economies, the real story of Thomas Edison and why he was one of the greatest innovators in human history, why China may not be the threat it appears to be (at least not technologically), and some predictions as to what the world may look like in 2050.
May 18, 2020 via undefined via Uncommon Knowledge with Peter Robinson
Destroying or altering evidence, lying under oath, leaking classified info … but no pre-dawn televised raid for any of the wrongdoers.
May 19, 2020 via National Review via Hoover Daily Report
Nothing illustrates with shocking clarity the perils of big city life than the coronavirus pandemic.
May 18, 2020 via Boston Globe via Hoover Daily Report
Jim Schmitz has released the first salvo in what promises to be a monumental work on monopoly, titled Monopolies Inflict Great Harm on Low- and Middle-Income Americans. (I love titles with answers and no colons.)
May 18, 2020 via The Grumpy Economist via Hoover Daily Report
Late last week defense leaders presented the flag of the newly created U.S. Space Force to President Donald Trump in a ceremony in the Oval Office. The new Space Force emblem, eerily reminiscent of the logo for Starfleet Command in the Star Trek sci-fi series, now takes its place alongside those of the five other U.S. armed services.
May 18, 2020 via undefined via Military History in the News
I’m normally a fan of writing by Reason writer Eric Boehm. On his latest post, I’m not.
May 18, 2020 via EconLog via Hoover Daily Report
Hoover Institution fellow Niall Ferguson discusses the relationship between public finance and understanding history, Reaganism and its enduring relevance, and Ferguson’s journey to becoming an American.
May 18, 2020 via The Ricochet Audio Network Superfeed via Hoover Daily Report
Hoover Institution fellow John Yoo discusses the investigation of the members of Obama's administration.
May 19, 2020 via Fox News via Hoover Daily Report
Hoover Institution fellow Caroline Hoxby discusses whether students should reconsider how much they spend on a college education especially if all of their classes are online.
May 19, 2020 via MPR News via Hoover Daily Report
Hoover Institution fellow John Cochrane discusses COVID-19, economics, and reopening the economy.
May 19, 2020 via The Grumpy Economist via Hoover Daily Report
(20:36) Hoover Institution fellow Victor Davis Hanson discusses his National Review article "Losing Our Fears, in War and Plague."
May 18, 2020 via The Trevor Carey Show via Hoover Daily Report
A review of Reflections of Allan H. Meltzer’s Contributions to Monetary Economics and Public Policy.
January 22, 2020 via Springer Link via Hoover Daily Report
It’s been over 45 years since a ragtag group of activists broke into a small-town FBI office and made off with a giant cache of documents revealing the extent of the bureau’s work spying on Americans for political purposes.
May 18, 2020 via Daily Caller via Hoover Daily Report
The economy has taken a big hit from COVID-19. Since social distancing and government mandated shutdowns began in March, more than 29 million people have filed for unemployment insurance. The April unemployment rate was 14.7%, more than four times larger than the February rate.
May 18, 2020 via Forbes via Hoover Daily Report
Permanent job losses are likely to be a feature of the eventual U.S. recovery, according to University of Chicago research, which estimates that 42% of recently unemployed workers will not return to their jobs amid the “profound” shock stemming from coronavirus lockdowns.
May 18, 2020 via Yahoo! Money via Hoover Daily Report
The White House is looking into offering $5,000 pandemic stimulus checks in exchange for a delay in Social Security benefits, according to a report.
May 18, 2020 via The Sun via Hoover Daily Report
That early pandemic shortage that sent shoppers searching was not a first. It was early in World War II when King George II sought help from the British ambassador in the United States, writing, “We are getting short of a certain type of paper which is made in America and is unprocurable here.” “A packet or two of 500 sheets at intervals would be most acceptable. You will understand this and its name begins with B!!!”
May 18, 2020 via Charleston Gazette- Mail via Hoover Daily Report
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