Pat is joined by Dr. Jay Richards, co-author of the recent book The Price of Panic, to discuss the morality and effectiveness of government mandated lockdowns in response to COVID-19. What have we learned since this pandemic struck? Were the lockdowns initially justified to help soften the blow to our healthcare system? And, if so, are continued lockdowns justified, even today? This discussion provides a balanced “cost vs. benefits” perspective to a difficult but important subject.
Have COVID Lockdowns Done More Harm Than Good?
with Dr. Jay Richards
Mentioned Resources/Related Articles
The Price of Panic: How a Tyranny of Experts Turned a Pandemic Into a Catastrophe
Stats Hold a Surprise: Lockdowns May Have Had Little Effect on Covid-19 Spread
The Great Barrington Declaration
About Dr. Jay Richards
Jay W. Richards, Ph.D., is author of many books including the New York Times bestsellers Infiltrated (2013) and Indivisible (2012). He is also the author of Money, Greed, and God, winner of a 2010 Templeton Enterprise Award; and co-author of The Privileged Planet with astronomer Guillermo Gonzalez. His most recent book, co-authored with Jonathan Witt, is The Hobbit Party: The Vision of Freedom that J.R.R. Tolkien Got and the West Forgot.
Richards’ articles and essays have been published in The Harvard Business Review, Wall Street Journal, Barron’s, Washington Post, Forbes, The Daily Caller, Investor’s Business Daily, Washington Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Huffington Post, The American Spectator, The Daily Caller, The Seattle Post-Intelligencer, and a wide variety of other publications. He is a regular contributor to National Review Online, Christian Research Journal, and The Imaginative Conservative. His topics range from culture, economics, and public policy to natural science, technology, and the environment.
Richards has a Ph.D., with honors, in philosophy and theology from Princeton Theological Seminary. He also has an M.Div. (Master of Divinity), a Th.M. (Master of Theology), and a B.A. with majors in Political Science and Religion. He lives with his family in the Washington DC Metro area. You can see his full bio here.
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