Some headlines that caught our eye.
Coronavirus
Nearly 3 Million New Yorkers Have Had Coronavirus, Antibody Study Suggests – Fox News
‘Instead of Coronavirus, The Hunger Will Kill Us.’ A Global Food Crisis Looms – The New York Times
The Lockdown Worked, Now It’s Time To Move Forward – The Federalist
President’s Coronavirus Response Deserves More Credit – Keith Koffler, NBC News
China Can’t Be ‘Scapegoated’ If It’s Actually Guilty – Marc A. Thiessen, The Washington Post
Earth Day Redux
Earth Day at 50 – Steven F. Hayward, Real Clear Markets
How Did CBS Celebrate Earth Day? Declaring Humans Aren’t Needed – Media Research Center
Celebrity Climate Activists Cheer Coronavirus Misery In Name Of Environment – The New York Post
Business & The Economy
A Double Recession? Economies Risk Debt Crises After Stimulus Spending – CNBC
Covid-19 Could Lead To The Return Of Inflation, Eventually – The Economist
Another 4.4 million Americans Filed For Unemployment Last Week – Fox News
‘The Flood Is Coming’: Coronavirus Could Spur Unprecedented Wave Of Business Bankruptcies – Yahoo Finance
Global Economy Hit By Record Collapse Of Business Activity – The Wall Street Journal
World & Foreign Affairs
Merkel Warns Germany Is On The ‘Thinnest Ice’ As Europe Realizes Social Distancing Is Here To Stay – CNN
Loans Or Grants? European Leaders Set To Face Off Over Coronavirus Relief – CNBC
US, Chinese Warships Enter South China Sea As Tensions Rise Over Oil Dispute – New York Post
Think Tanks & Longreads
Transit: The Urban Parasite – Randal O’Toole, Cato Institute
The Great US-China Divorce Has Arrived – James Carafano, Heritage Foundation, via The National Interest
Using these vague “policy violations,” Google is now threatening to demonetize us. It’s part of Big Tech’s effort to silence conservative voices.