How much devastation is self-inflicted, not caused directly by the virus? Voters are right to wonder.
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Joseph C. Sternberg
Editorial-page editor, Europe, The Wall Street Journal
Joseph C. Sternberg is editorial-page editor and Political Economics columnist for the Journal's European edition. He joined the Journal in 2006 as an editorial writer in Hong Kong, where he also edited the Business Asia column.
Articles
We’ve seen these scare tactics before, in both the campaigns against Brexit and against Trump.
They originally wanted herd immunity, realizing lockdowns would incur the disasters we’re seeing.
Economists have claimed the right to address many issues outside their discipline’s orbit. This book reminds us how inappropriate that is.
Progressives world-wide disdain workers and deride Sweden’s moderate liberals for resisting a lockdown.
Appeals to science are inevitably rationalizations for decisions that are fundamentally political.
One reason Britain and Italy are struggling: Their medical systems are too dependent on government.
It’s his disdain for his country. That’s the lesson Democrats should draw from Corbyn’s catastrophe.
They fear she may be right about the gold standard and the causes of declining productivity growth.
The EU is based on the premise that voters can’t be trusted. The U.K. has rebuked that idea.
It’s not enough to presume that capitalism inherently favors the rich. The possibility that policy is to blame deserves a deeper look.
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