The Lockdown Showdown

If you're having trouble viewing this email, you can view it in a browser here. The latest news and analysis from Reason.com Monday, January 3, 2022 The Lockdown Showdown Alarmed by unilateral COVID-19 restrictions, states are imposing new limits on executive authority. By Eric Boehm Anthony Fauci Is Right To Distinguish COVID-19 Infections, Which Are Exploding, From Severe Disease, Which Is Not Based on the experience in South Africa, the Biden administration's top medical adviser says "this thing will peak after a period of a few weeks and turn around." By Jacob Sullum CDC: 61% of Teenagers Hospitalized for COVID-19 Had Severe Obesity A new study of 915 childhood COVID-19 hospitalizations found that most involved underlying conditions. By Robby Soave It's COVID Year 3 and the CDC Is Still Confused and Confusing If the pandemic were high school, we'd be juniors by now. By Elizabeth Nolan Brown sponsor content   Against Champagne Socialists Why Bernie Sanders, Hasan Piker, and Elizabeth Warren should open their wallets before they open their mouths. By Jason Brennan and Christopher Freiman Price Controls Are the Worst Possible Solution to Inflation Addressing a distortion of the market with another distortion of the market will only make the problem worse. By Joe Lancaster Food Costs Likely To Rise as Farmers' Expenses Shoot Up Bad policy and unpredictable nature are sending food prices through the roof. By J.D. Tuccille The Death Penalty Continued Its Downward Trend in 2021 The Trump administration's revival appeared to be an outlier. Executions are becoming more and more rare. By Scott Shackford Texas' 6-Week Abortion Ban Threatens Every Constitutional Right If it is upheld, state legislators easily could use the strategy embodied in S.B. 8 to attack other rights the Supreme Court has recognized. By Damon Root Animal-Rights Laws Are Coming Back To Bite California and Massachusetts Voters State food laws shouldn't apply to producers and consumers across state lines. By Baylen Linnekin Image credit: Photos: Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf; Joe Hermitt/The Patriot-News/A.P. Idaho Gov. Brad Little; Keith J. Ridler/A.P. Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo; zz/NDZ/STAR MAX/IPx/A.P.; Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer; A.P. Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont; Stew Milne/A.P. Sponsor Content Donate Reason Foundation 5737 Mesmer Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90230, USA Privacy Policy   Manage Your Preferences Unsubscribe