COVID-19 Edicts Highlight the Importance of Structural Limits on Government Power

If you're having trouble viewing this email, you can view it in a browser here.     The latest news and analysis from Reason.com Wednesday, March 3, 2021     COVID-19 Edicts Highlight the Importance of Structural Limits on Government Power The national eviction moratorium and Arizona’s business restrictions were based on dubious assertions of authority. By Jacob Sullum   Joe Biden, Senate Dems Want To Reduce the Number of Six-Figure Households Getting $1,400 'Relief' Checks. Progressives Are Furious. Moderates and progressives are sparring over how much government assistance should go to upper-middle class families. By Christian Britschgi   sponsor content     Is Greg Abbott Inviting Disaster in Texas by Lifting COVID-19 Restrictions? The governor's new policy represents a pretty modest shift from the existing rules. By Jacob Sullum   Every Worker Is an Essential Worker A great deal of COVID-19 policy assumed otherwise. By John Stossel   These Doctors Exemplify the Virtues of Free Market Medicine "Direct primary care is about as close to a free market in healthcare as you've ever seen in our country," says Dr. Lee Gross. By John Osterhoudt   Woke Excess Causes Minority Voters To Flee the Democratic Party The cultural views of elite white liberals are not popular with many minorities. By Robby Soave   Paul Krugman Thinks You'll Be Happier With Fewer Choices. Nonsense. It's true that the freedom to make your own decisions comes with both benefits and consequences, but Krugman is squarely focused on just one side of that equation. By Eric Boehm   New Laws Against Domestic Terrorism Are Unnecessary and Dangerous Violent acts are already illegal, and new tools will inevitably be used against those who annoy the powerful. By J.D. Tuccille   After the Cops Seized Her Car, the Government Waited Five Years Before Giving Her a Chance To Get It Back In Massachusetts, Malinda Harris argues, civil asset forfeiture routinely violates the right to due process. By Jacob Sullum   Biden Should Nominate Judges Who Battled the Government in Court More criminal defense lawyers, public defenders, and civil rights litigators may soon be appointed to the federal bench. By Damon Root   sponsor content     Donate Reason Foundation 5737 Mesmer Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90230, USA Privacy Policy   Manage Your Preferences Unsubscribe