Reason Alert: Technological Breakthroughs During COVID-19, Infrastructure, Chauvin Trial, and Microaggressions

Reason Alert Friday, April 9, 2021     Friday Funnies Sports and politics.  By Joe Heller The Last Pandemic  Technological breakthroughs and policy progress mean humanity may never again have to endure a disaster like COVID-19.   By Ronald Bailey  Beyond COVID  More uses for new mRNA technology. By Ronald Bailey  Biden Willing To Compromise on $2.3 Trillion Spending Bill So Long As It Spends $2.3 Trillion  The president loves big government for its own sake and doesn’t really care what it does.   By Peter Suderman Biden's Infrastructure Plan Isn't About Infrastructure. It's About Paying Off Political Allies.  When everything’s infrastructure, nothing is.   By Peter Suderman Joe Biden Says Trains Will Soon Be Almost as Fast as Planes. That's Ridiculous.  Advocates of high-speed rail have been overpromising and underdelivering for decades, but Biden just raised the bar.  By Eric Boehm  How to Effectively Fund Infrastructure Projects in the United States  Open the door to hundreds of billions in private capital from investors like public pension funds. That will help build infrastructure back better.  By Robert Poole  Surface Transportation Trends: Charging Mileage Fees, Rest Areas on Interstate Highways, Transit After COVID-19, and More  Plus: Concerns about impact of automation on trucking jobs, the rail projects being proposed, and more.  By Robert Poole Is the Great Stagnation Over?  Yes. Get ready for the Roaring Twenties.  By Ronald Bailey  Video: Does National Debt Still Matter? America's Greatest Gamble  Fiscal hawks have been sounding the alarm about rising debt levels for decades, but their nightmare scenario of runaway inflation hasn't come to pass. How do we know if this time is different?   By Zach Weissmueller and Justin Monticello Expert Witnesses Reinforce the Prosecution's Case That Obstructed Breathing Killed George Floyd  The witnesses rejected the defense's suggestion that Floyd might have died from a drug overdose.   By Jacob Sullum  Joe Biden Learns To Love Gun Control by Presidential Fiat  The president's unilateral restrictions are legally dubious and unlikely to "save lives."   By Jacob Sullum  Video: Chef Andrew Gruel on Capitalism and Cuisine The founder of the Slapfish seafood chain battles arbitrary, non-scientific regulations and a punishing economy while reinventing the lobster roll.   By Nick Gillespie and Zach Weissmueller  A Medical Student Questioned Microaggressions. UVA Branded Him a Threat and Banished Him from Campus.  Kieran Bhattacharya's First Amendment lawsuit can proceed, a court said.   By Robby Soave 6 Marijuana Legalization Lessons  Three recently approved plans show what politicians have learned (or failed to learn) since Colorado became the first state to allow recreational use.  By Jacob Sullum Cannabis Freedom Alliance Launches, Aims to Spur Federal Legalization of Marijuana  The new organization will advocate for federal marijuana policy that helps all Americans achieve their full potential and limit the number of barriers that inhibit innovation and entrepreneurship in a free and open market.  By Geoffrey Lawrence   If this email has been forwarded to you and you would like to subscribe to Reason's email newsletters, please go here. Donate Reason Foundation 5737 Mesmer Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90230, USA Privacy Policy   Manage Your Preferences Unsubscribe - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -