Xinhua News Agency, a state-run outlet of the People's Republic of China, reported on July 25 that "Over 150 U.S. experts urge decision makers to shut down country before starting over."  Beijing would love to see its strategic rival the United States shut down again and is happy to promote those who share its goal. For its part, China claims to be the first major economy to return to growth since the pandemic started.  Despite being the origin of the coronavirus, it has simply declared victory and gotten back to work. These larger issues that have been left out of the equation when so-called experts have focused narrowly on COVID-19 and taken no responsibility for the wider, more costly consequences of their mandates.  That is why health officials should be in only an advisory role, among those from the many other fields that reflect human activity.  The power to make decisions that affect the entire...(Read Full Post)