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Why Is Economic Science So Isolated?

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Why Is Economic Science So Isolated?
Response coordinator for White House Coronavirus Task Force Deborah Birx (L) looks on as Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Anthony Fauci speaks and points to a graphic during the daily briefing on the CCP Virus and COVID-19, in the Brady Briefing Room at the White House in Washington on March 31, 2020. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images
Jeffrey A. Tucker
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In Deborah Birx’s revealing book (“Silent Invasion”) on her role in the pandemic response, she continually pits public health against economic concerns. The opposition to lockdowns within the White House came entirely from the economics team. It drove her nuts.
Jeffrey A. Tucker
Jeffrey A. Tucker
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Jeffrey A. Tucker is the founder and president of the Brownstone Institute and the author of many thousands of articles in the scholarly and popular press, as well as 10 books in five languages, most recently “Liberty or Lockdown.” He is also the editor of “The Best of Ludwig von Mises.” He writes a daily column on economics for The Epoch Times and speaks widely on the topics of economics, technology, social philosophy, and culture. He can be reached at [email protected]
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