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Michael Barone

Progressives’ version of ‘democracy’: 2 plus 2 equals 5
05/14/2022 - 10:39am
Michael Barone
THE LEFT: May 13, 2022 They may or may not have been playing the song “The World Turned Upside Down” when Lord Charles Cornwallis’s troops surrendered to Gen. George Washington at Yorktown in 1781, but there’s good reason to sing it now. PROGRESSIVES tell us that it is a violation of “democracy” to allow state legislators and governors elected by voters to...
Redistricting proved to be much ado about not very much
Michael Barone 05/09/2022 - 9:05pm
REDISTRICTING: May 6, 2022 The congressional redistricting wars are mostly over. Much of the hoopla surrounding it is proving overheated. Before looking at this cycle’s results, a primer on the subject is in order. THE FIRST and most important point is that the requirement that districts have equal populations seriously limits the effects...
People are fleeing the self-harm progressives inflicted on their own cities
Michael Barone 04/30/2022 - 10:27pm
CITIES: April 29, 2022 In recent weeks, I’ve noted how, as COVID-19 mask mandates fall by the wayside, the nation has been moving away from what now seems excessive risk aversion. And I’ve described the National Bureau of Economic Research paper assessing how the costs of the lockdowns have exceeded the benefits. AS ONE might expect,...
The Yankee reform impulse gets some issues right, some wrong
Michael Barone 04/22/2022 - 5:26pm
REFORM: April 22, 2022 People talk about culture war politics as if it were a recent development -- a novelty, an exception to a historic rule that American politics is mostly about economics (who gets how much) and only occasionally gets sidetracked into culture (what people should or shouldn’t be allowed to do). IN MY VIEW, that gets...
The verdict on lockdowns: High cost, minimal benefits
Michael Barone 04/16/2022 - 8:35pm
PANDEMIC: April 15, 2022 What were the benefits and costs of the COVID-19 restrictions implemented over the last two years? It’s a good time to ask that question, especially now that the masks are coming off and the lockdowns are canceled. ONE USEFUL scorecard comes from the prestigious National Bureau of Economic Research, in the form of a...
Turning a corner, away from excessive risk aversion
Michael Barone 04/04/2022 - 8:51pm
PANDEMIC: April 1, 2022 It feels like we’re turning a corner. Since the beginning of the calendar year, a lot of things have changed. More importantly, a lot of minds have changed as well. The world and the nation don’t look like they used to, and don’t seem likely to again any time soon. CONSIDER the masks. On New Year’s...
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