As we approach the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the White House is advising Americans to go into full lockdown mode, even avoiding grocery stores and pharmacies. “The next two weeks are extraordinarily important,” said Deborah Birx, the White House coronavirus response coordinator, in a press conference held Saturday. “This is the moment to not…
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…
As the COVID-19 situation continues to persist in America, with much mystery still surrounding it, we at The Libertarian Republic spoke with virus expert John McAfee. We got some real and valuable answers to some very important questions. John McAfee is the founder of McAfee Antivirus. Read the interview below. TLR: If the Coronavirus were…
The current crisis has created a major problem for a sizable portion of the population: the due diligence and effort of maintaining cleanliness. Humans are adapting, and with that has come not only the larger social changes, but personal lifestyle alterations. Chiefly standing out among these is a heightened awareness of commonly touched surfaces, frequented…
[scha·den·freu·de: enjoyment obtained from the troubles of others] Or at least when someone gets exactly what they asked for, to their own calamity. That’s the position that a lot of Washington state [former?] anti-gunners have found themselves in, suddenly being in the market for first-time gun purchases. The Coronavirus pandemic has driven even them to…
The Great Depression… The Great Recession… But what are we in today? This government-caused economic downturn is unlike anything we have ever experienced. Never have we seen anything of this magnitude. So, what should this recent catastrophe be called? Gene Epstein has coined the term ‘The Great Suppression’. How government has suppressed business The economy…
There is new information that is pointing at the Wuhan Virology Lab as being the original source of the COVID-19 outbreak. It actually isn’t new information; it’s just been hidden in plain sight until now. Some people might be thinking that this theory has already been debunked, as several media outlets have reported. The Washington…
During a crisis like the COVID-19 pandemic, certain things suddenly come into sharp focus. In this case, we are overwhelmed with examples of how regulatory barriers, restrictions, and blockages have hindered the ability of society to adapt to rapidly changing conditions. In his preface to the 1982 edition of his classic Capitalism and Freedom, Milton Friedman…
SARS-CoV-2, the biological pathogen that causes the COVID-19 disease, is a vicious virus. While much remains to be learned, the new coronavirus seems to be more infectious than the annual flu and possibly more deadly. The unbelievable daily growth in the global confirmed case count speaks for itself. Indeed, confirmed cases of COVID-19 across the…
While there are questions about the original source of Covid-19, it has been widely assumed that it was spread to the public from a Chinese wet market. Although many have been quick to speak out against these markets in and of themselves, the reality is a bit less cut and dried as “keep or cancel”….