{"product_id":"when-politicians-panicked-the-new-coronavirus-expert-opinion-and-a-tragic-lapse-of-reason-hardcover","title":"When Politicians Panicked: The New Coronavirus, Expert Opinion, and a Tragic Lapse of Reason - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Tamny\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eGeorge Gilder\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhen Politicians Panicked\u003c\/i\u003e tells the tragic story of how, in response to a spreading virus, global politicians mindlessly pursued economic desperation, starvation, and death as the cure.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe global economy was booming as 2020 dawned, but within a few short months wreckage, death, and desperation borne of economic contraction were the new normal. What happened? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eWhen Politicians Panicked\u003c\/i\u003e, economic commentator John Tamny tells the heart-wrenching story of a time when politicians were tragically relieved of basic common sense in their response to the new coronavirus. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn March of 2020, the virus quickly became a major news item as political panic about it traveled around the world. Even though anecdotal and market-based evidence from the virus's epicenter indicated very low lethality, politicians quickly imposed economy-crushing lockdowns on the rather specious assumption that unemployment, bankruptcy, and starvation would somehow halt the virus's spread. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTamny methodically dismantles the political consensus by showing how economic growth has long been the first and last answer to death and disease. He then shows how politicians, having mindlessly crushed a growing economy, proceeded to double down on their mistakes by throwing taxpayer money at their shocking errors. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThroughout \u003ci\u003eWhen Politicians Panicked\u003c\/i\u003e, Tamny makes a relentless case that free people don't just produce the wealth that renders today's killers yesterday's news. They also produce crucial information about health threats that shine a light on that which threatens us. Lockdowns suffocate economic progress, but they also blind us to how we can progress--as Tamny makes plain in what will go down as an essential history for anyone seeking to understand the coronavirus panic of 2020.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Tamny is vice president at FreedomWorks, and director of its Center for Economic Freedom. He's also editor of RealClearMarkets, and senior economic adviser to mutual fund firm Applied Finance Group. Past books by Tamny include \u003ci\u003ePopular Economics\u003c\/i\u003e (Regnery, 2015), a primer on economics, \u003ci\u003eWho Needs the Fed?\u003c\/i\u003e (Encounter, 2016), about the central bank's onrushing irrelevance, \u003ci\u003eThe End of Work\u003c\/i\u003e (Regnery, 2018), which discusses the exciting evolution of jobs that don't feel at all like work, and \u003ci\u003eThey're Both Wrong: A Policy Guide for America's Frustrated Independent Thinkers\u003c\/i\u003e (AIER, 2019). He is also the author of the new book, \u003ci\u003eThe Money Confusion: How Illiteracy About Currencies and Inflation Sets the Stage for the Crypto Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e?. Tamny lives in Bethesda, MD, with his wife, Kendall, and kids, Claire and Reed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 9.1 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 30, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47465784410290,"sku":"9781642938371","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/1eb25c1a6110f4deef9e89a07f1579a5.webp?v=1779003017","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/when-politicians-panicked-the-new-coronavirus-expert-opinion-and-a-tragic-lapse-of-reason-hardcover","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}