Social Distancing Laws Cause Only Small Losses of Economic Activity

via ProMarket

"Mandating business closures in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic does not sacrifice the economy in order to save lives. When Covid-19 is spreading, staying open may bring only little extra activity. And that extra activity potentially comes at the price of increasingly spreading of the disease."

After populism | Jan Sowa, EUROZINE

Instead of looking at populists’ lies, it’s worth taking a look at the few truths they rely on: