Two months ago, it had been mandatory in my local grocery to use only shopping bags brought from home. Plastic bags were illegal by local ordinance. Then the virus hit. Suddenly the opposite was true. It was illegal to bring bags from home because they could spread disease. Plastic bags were mandatory. As a huge…
In the wake of the COVID-19 crisis, governments the world over are ramping up social controls and enforcing all kinds of “public safety” laws. Vocal support of the measures is one thing; the state using its monopoly on power to enforce them by any means necessary is another. Although many of us might be staying…
Mary Margaret Olohan – Health professionals said lawmakers should stay out of Washington, D.C., and vote remotely. – U.S. senators proposed legislation allowing them to vote remotely, and legislatures across the country have begun to examine and pass such measures. – But remote voting might not be entirely constitutional, said R Street Institute senior fellow…