THOUGHT OF THE DAY:

”Socialism, like the ancient ideas from which it springs, confuses the distinction between government and society. As a result of this, every time we object to a thing being done by government, the socialists conclude that we object to its being done at all. We disapprove of state education. Then the socialists say that we are opposed to any education. We object to a state religion. Then the socialists say that we want no religion at all. We object to a state-enforced equality. Then they say that we are against equality. And so on, and so on. It is as if the socialists were to accuse us of not wanting persons to eat because we do not want the state to raise grain.”

— Frederic Bastiat, The Law

BIRTHDAYS:

1575 Guido Reni, Italian Baroque painter, born in Bologna, Papal States.

1590 Gerard van Honthorst, Dutch painter.

1640 Carlo Mannelli, Italian composer, born in Rome, Papal States. Trio Sonata nr. 12 op. 3 in a minor, and Trio Sonata nr. 2 op. 3 in G Major

1841 Carl Tausig, Polish virtuoso pianist, arranger and composer. The Ghost Ship, Op.1

1876 James Earle Fraser, American sculptor.

1884 Harry Ferguson, British mechanic and inventor who is noted for his role in the development of the modern agricultural tractor and its three point linkage system, and for being the first person in Ireland to build and fly his own aeroplane.

1921 Antonio Ruiz Soler, Spanish flamenco dancer and choreographer. Martinete

MISCELLANEOUS:

MR. BASTIAT, PLEASE CALL YOUR OFFICE. The Economic Consequences of Trump’s Tariffs

SOME LIGHT READING FOR THE NEXT LOCKDOWN:

RECENTLY PUBLISHED (2006). Disease Mitigation Measures in the Control of Pandemic Influenza

WHAT IF ONE SIZE DOESN’T FIT ALL? The Great Barrington Declaration

SCIENCE, ETHICS, AND THE NUREMBERG CODE (YES, THAT NUREMBERG):

Declaration of Canadian Physicians for Science and Truth

RELATED. Nuremberg Code

“The Nuremberg Military Tribunal’s decision in the case of the United States v Karl Brandt et al. includes what is now called the Nuremberg Code, a ten point statement delimiting permissible medical experimentation on human subjects.”