ESSENTIAL LIBERTY
A recent study found that the average American believes that 9% of the population has died of COVID since the beginning of 2020. The actual percentage is around 0.04%, and just 0.005% of those under 55 years old.
If the public is so badly misinformed, how can they possibly make a rational assessment of their government’s response to COVID-19?
Early on during the pandemic, I made a point to limit my reading to a select group of the most rational writers and commentators, who take the balance of evidence in account when discussing the inevitable trade-offs of the current moment. No dogma or politicking – just evidence and even-handed analysis.
And remarkably, I have emerged optimistic about the future of liberty in the United States.
It’s time for libertarians to assert their freedoms, and start exercising their essential liberty however they can. If you are looking to pierce the veil of fear for a friend or colleague who remains trapped by the sensationalist fear-mongering, send them a copy (or sample section) of my new book – Essential Liberty: Finding Freedom in a Post-COVID World.
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