UNEXPECTEDLY: The Harm Caused by Masks.

via city-journal.org: Evidence continues to mount that mask mandates were perhaps the worst public-health intervention in modern American history. While concluding that wearing masks “probably makes little or no difference” in preventing the spread of viruses, a recent Cochrane review also emphasized …

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Jobless claims unexpectedly rise…

Weekly jobless claims totaled 419,000 for the week ended July 17, above the 350,000 estimate. The total represented a gain from the previous week’s 368,000. Continuing claims declined by 29,000 to 3.24 million for another pandemic-era low. Weekly jobless claims …

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UNEXPECTEDLY: The Twin Cities’ ‘affordable housing’ shortage was caused by their politicians.

via americanexperiment: Seeing this problem, many people then demand that the government ‘do something’ about it. Typically, that ‘something’ involves spending more money or issuing a new raft of regulations. Thus, the $40 million Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey has earmarked in his 2019 budget for affordable housing and the $71 …

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UNEXPECTEDLY: Venezuelans Regret Gun Ban. “Guns would have served as a vital pillar to remaining a free people, or at least able to put up a fight.”

via range365: In 2012, then-President Hugo Chavez banned firearm ownership by private citizens in Venezuela, leaving the unarmed populace unable to defend themselves from criminals and corrupt government officials alike. In the years following, the crime rate and government abuses increased …

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