An academic working paper released in the spring outlining the failures of pandemic lockdown policies has been largely ignored by media, says its author. Douglas Allen, an economics professor at Simon Fraser University, says his study went viral after he posted it in April and he received positive feedback, leading to interviews on podcasts in…
Academic Study Critical of Lockdowns Largely Ignored by Media, Professor Says
Governments Should Look Beyond Medical Experts for Advice Before Imposing Lockdowns
Commentary Whenever COVID-19 infections are on the rise, calls to impose a lockdown begin. Proponents of lockdowns will invariably justify their advocacy by stating that it is what medical experts are calling for. Indeed, physicians, nurses, and virologists will usually support lockdowns as a means of reducing the spread of infections. Governments often forget to…
Facts Matter (Sept. 24): 10,000 Unnecessary Cancer Deaths Linked to COVID-19 Pandemic, Lockdown in UK: Report
This week, several reports have come out that show the devastating side effects that pandemic lockdowns are having on society. For instance, in the UK, a new report found that due to the dramatic decrease in the number of face-to-face doctor visits since the start of the pandemic, there may be as many as 10,000…
Family Harmony Tested During Lockdown
Experts in Australia are increasingly concerned by the harmful psychological impacts of lockdown and the way healthy family dynamics are disrupted. An exhausted mum tries to work from home as her kids play up because they feel she’s ignoring them. Screen time and TV restrictions are out the window and the family’s natural harmony is up-ended….
Canada’s Lag in Business Investment Foreshadows Lower Worker Incomes: Report
Canadian workers may be heading toward a slower rise in income and living standards unless public policy steps in to help, as an analysis of Canada’s business investment per worker since the 1990s shows signs of a “troubling outlook,” suggests a report by the C.D. Howe Institute. “Declining Vital Signs: Canada’s Investment Crisis” examines recent…
Australian Employment Slides in August as Lockdowns Slash Workers’ Hours
SYDNEY—Australian employment dived in August as coronavirus lockdowns in Sydney and Melbourne forced businesses to lay off workers and slash hours, while the jobless rate was nudged lower by a sharp fall in the number of people looking for work. Thursday’s data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) showed employment fell by 146,000 in…
Foster Care Referrals Jump by a Third as Families Suffer Job Losses, Mental Issues During Lockdowns
More families were breaking down during the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus pandemic as lockdowns brought job losses and exacerbated poverty and mental problems, figures from the UK’s largest children’s charity suggested. Barnardo’s published an urgent appeal on Tuesday, asking people to consider becoming foster carers after the charity was inundated with referrals. The charity…
Epoch TV Review: ‘I’m From the Government and I’m Here to Help’
Ronald Reagan’s famous quote has taken on a new meaning for many after 15 days to slow the spread of COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, morphed into more than 15 months of lockdowns and an increasing number of vaccination mandates springing up nationwide. Since the COVID-19 pandemic began in March 2020, American society as…
‘You Can’t Come In’: Australian Businesses Can Deny Unvaccinated Customers, PM Says
A big part of Australia’s national plan to reopen the country includes creating incentives for people to get a COVID-19 vaccine, which includes business owners refusing entry or service to people who cannot prove they have been fully vaccinated, Prime Minister Scott Morrison has said. “A business, under property law, has the ability to say,…
Former CDC Chief Doesn’t Foresee Fresh Lockdowns Over Recent COVID-19 Spike
A former head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Sunday that schools may close over a recent COVID-19 spike, but that he doesn’t believe lockdowns will be reimposed. “I don’t think so,” Richard Besser, an acting chief of the CDC during the Obama administration, said when asked whether society would again “grind…
US News
RSS Error: A feed could not be found at `https://www.theepochtimes.com/c-us/feed`; the status code is `200` and content-type is `text/html; charset=utf-8`