The Independent Review

In early 2020, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was unleashed on the world. What began as an outbreak in China quickly spread and was declared a pandemic in March 2020. In response, governments around the world activated their regulatory machinery

Without doubt, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) presents problems of public health. To most people, public-health problems, especially of a pandemic intensity, call for public action. Indeed, public-health concerns and national defense have long s

On January 19, 2020, an urgent-care clinic in Washington State reported the first confirmed case of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the United States (Holshue et al. 2020). COVID-19 infections from travel and community spread quickly spread th

In response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, governments around the world adopted a variety of policies, including but not limited to state-imposed stay-at-home orders, the shuttering of nonessential businesses (as determined by g

Beginning in the 1990s, private agricultural firms, research institutions, and their political allies began seeking governmental protection from undercover investigations conducted by animal rights activists. Some state governments responded by enact

In 2009, the German Parliament approved a balanced-budget amendment of the German Basic Law (Article 109). The amendment prohibited any structural deficit for local government (Länder) and allowed a very limited deficit (0.35 percent of gross domesti

The Cold War era, from the 1950s through the 1980s, saw a global ideological divide between the capitalist democracies of the Western bloc countries and the centrally planned dictatorships in the Eastern bloc. That ideological divide, both political

By Jason Brennan Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2019. Pp. xvi, 262. $27.95 hardcover. Jason Brennan argues powerfully and effectively that we may use force and tell lies to prevent or end unjust actions performed by government personnel.