Vol. 36, No. 10
May 18, 2020
Correction, Please!
Coronavirus Serves as Pretext for Larger, More Invasive Government
Item: The cover story and feature editorial in the Economist’s issue for March 28-April 3 focus on the response to the coronavirus pandemic. The editorial is entitled “Everything’s under control,” with the subtitle reading, “Big government is needed to fight the pandemic. It may not shrink again afterwards.” The “record suggests,” says the Economist, “that crises lead to a permanently bigger state with many more powers and responsibilities and the taxes to pay for it.” The publication opines that many of the changes “will be desirable” — mentioning, for example, a larger “investment” in “public health” in many nations, specifically the United States, where such “reform” is said to be “badly needed.”
Item: Time magazine in its April 6 issue features a paean for an organizer (named Ady Barkan) and the belief that “COVID-19 is yet another reason to pass Medicare for All.” This is said to be an “opportunity,” in part because “the Democratic base — moderates and liberals alike — appears to support some version of Medicare for All.”
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