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    Jon Miltimore

    Jonathan Miltimore is Senior Editor at AIER. His writing/reporting has been the subject of articles in TIME magazine, The Wall Street Journal, CNN, Forbes, and the Star Tribune. He is a contributor the Washington Examiner and has had bylines in Fox News, Newsweek, National Review, the Epoch Times, Real Clear Politics, the Washington Times, and other media. Prior to joining AIER, Jon served in editorial roles at the History Channel magazine and the Foundation for Economic Education. He also served in the Bush Administration as an intern in the Department of Speechwriting. When he is not working, Jon enjoys reading, watching movies, and spending time with his wife and three children. He also coaches youth football, baseball, and wrestling.

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  • Americans Are Misinformed on COVID Data, Survey Shows

    Americans Are Misinformed on COVID Data, Survey Shows0

    A recent survey found that more than one-third of Americans overestimate by as much as a factor of ten the probability a person with COVID-19 will require hospitalization. Researchers involved in the Franklin Templeton/Gallup study asked Americans in December what “percentage of people who have been infected by the coronavirus needed to be hospitalized.” The

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  • Strictest US Lockdown Can’t Stem California COVID Cases

    Strictest US Lockdown Can’t Stem California COVID Cases0

    COVID-19 vaccine may have arrived, but government lockdowns are far from over. On Monday, Prime Minister Boris Johnson reinstated a strict lockdown in the United Kingdom, citing a surge in infections and hospitalizations fueled by what officials say is a more transmissible variant of the coronavirus. “It is clear that we need to do more

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  • Politicians Are Incentivized to Embrace Useless COVID-19 Restrictions

    Politicians Are Incentivized to Embrace Useless COVID-19 Restrictions0

    Over the weekend Dr. Ashish Jha, dean of the Brown University School of Public Health, took to Twitter to criticize Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker for not taking more assertive government action to slow the spread of the coronavirus. “Massachusetts has more new COVID cases per capita than Georgia, Florida, or Texas,” observed Jha, who also

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  • Lockdowns Do Not Slow COVID Spread, Three Studies Show

    Lockdowns Do Not Slow COVID Spread, Three Studies Show0

    Across America and Europe, many government officials are resuming lockdowns and tightening restrictions in the face of rising COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and deaths. The collateral damage of lockdowns, which has been well documented, includes widespread poverty, depression, bankruptcy, and unemployment. Meanwhile, the benefits of lockdowns remain murky. Several studies show there is little correlation between

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