Stay at Home and Read This! - A Coronavirus Reading Sampler (April 8, 2020)

We are offering our top 10 selections, probably daily, of the best articles and podcasts on COVID-19 and American policy responses.

Overall our reading leads us to think there ARE and SHOULD BE "libertarians in a pandemic," and that indeed non-libertarian policies are what make responses to the pandemic inadequate.

1) China Bots spread fake news about coronavirus through twitter; mainstream media laps it up and repeats it.  (ProPublica)

2) Austria lifts shutdown. (USNews)

3) Austria plans phased opening beginning April 14. (CNBC)

4) Czech Republic begins to lift closings.  (Talking Points Memo)

5) Denmark begins lifting closings.  (UK Mirror)

6) Norway begins to lift closings.  (Forbes)




7) FactCheck.org reports Democratic lies on coronavirus.  (FactCheck.org)

8) Classy lady becomes politican:  Michigan state legislator credits President of other party with saving her life.  (Detroit Free Press)

9) COVID-19 stimulus programs will be rife with corruption.  (TheHill)

10) If we banned many popular activities and products permanently, we could save many lives.  (The Federalist)