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PROPERTIES Serving the Chicagoland area for over 90 years 744 East 113th St. • Chicago, IL 60628 • (773) 785-3055 www.raffinconstruction.com 6 Vol. 36, No. 8 April 20, 2020 POLITICS 6 Coronavirus: Freedom Is the Cure by Dennis Behreandt — Governments around the world are trying to stop the coronavirus by curbing the market and stopping the lives of hundreds of millions of people. They shouldn’t. 13 Your Papers Please by Dennis Behreandt — The West has been locked down and liberty destroyed in the name of fighting the current pestilence. 17 The Viral Assault on Our Rights St_Aurora72/iStock/GettyImagesPlus by Luis Miguel — Fear and panic have pushed individualistic Americans to practically beg government to take away their rights. SCIENCE 19 SARS-CoV-2: What Does Science Tell Us? by Dennis Behreandt — The virus causing COVID-19 is a serious threat, but it appears less deadly than previously thought. 24 Plagued by Bad Data 13 17 AP Images by William F. Jasper — Experts are simply guessing at coronavirus AP Images death rates, and past pandemics were likely much worse. 24 MEDIA 25 Fanning Wuhan Virus Hysteria: Media’s Latest Anti-Trump Weapon by William F. Jasper — The fearmongering Fake News is truly the “enemy of the American people,” pushing a totalitarian agenda that is making us more and more like Communist China. 19 ECONOMY AP Images 28 Coronavirus: Deep State 25 28 Assault on Economic Freedom by Alex Newman — Under the guise of fighting the coronavirus, globalists are instituting policies that will bring about global government, total surveillance, and unending personal controls. 33 Price Controls and Hoarding During a Pandemic AP Images by Steve Byas — In major public emergencies, government makes AP Images raising prices a crime, though such laws hurt more than they help. GLOBALISM 36 Coronavirus Gateway to “Global Health Governance” by William F. Jasper — To the globalist choir, China’s Xi Jinping is the coronavirus hero; Trump is the villain. THE LAST WORD 33 36 AP Images 44 Coronavirus Silver Lining? AP Images by Alex Newman COVER Design by Katie Bradley TRAILWINDS PLAZA SPACE AVAILABLE 5,640 square ft. Call 239-677-7441 or Email [email protected] Cleveland Ave. (Rt. 41) • Ft. Myers, Florida • Stamra Inc. FROM THE EDITOR Publisher & Editor Gary Benoit During the month of March, America such restrictions could be imposed on Senior Editor underwent a radical transformation. So large parts of our beloved America — the William F. Jasper much so that most of us would undoubt- land of the free and the home of the brave? Managing Editor edly agree that the unprecedented and un- Perhaps even more shocking, who could Kurt Williamsen expected governmental actions that have have imagined that so many of our fellow taken place in our country in response to citizens would accept these infringements Web Editor the Wuhan coronavirus go beyond any- as necessary evils in order to thwart a John T. Larabell thing we have witnessed during our life- deadly enemy? Foreign Correspondent times. In fact, perhaps even most mem- That enemy is, of course, the Wuhan Alex Newman bers of the World War II generation would coronavirus. And to wage war against it, agree with this assessment. those entrusted with political power are Contributors The “Greatest Generation” endured not only restricting fundamental freedoms Bob Adelmann • Dennis Behreandt the Great Depression, wage and price but are also powering down the economy. Steve Byas • Raven Clabough controls, rationing, and a world war Of course, we are told that the controls Selwyn Duke • Brian Farmer fought on multiple continents outside are temporary. “But how temporary?” it is Christian Gomez • Larry Greenley the continental United States. But were reasonable to ask. And even when the cur- Gregory A. Hession, J.D. they ordered to stay in their homes ex- rent round of controls is lifted, how long Ed Hiserodt • William P. Hoar cept for necessary travel? Were they laid will it be before such controls are once R. Cort Kirkwood • Patrick Krey, J.D. off because they were deemed nonessen- again imposed, the precedent having been Warren Mass • John F. McManus tial workers? Were their businesses shut established? Nor would the next round James Murphy • Dr. Duke Pesta Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr. down because the products or services necessarily be in response to a virus, but C. Mitchell Shaw • Michael Tennant they provided were also deemed nones- to some other crisis — real, overblown, or Rebecca Terrell • Fr. James Thornton sential? Were they told they could not as- perceived — from economic meltdown to Laurence M. Vance • Joe Wolverton II, J.D. semble in groups of 10 or more? And was climate change. this infringement on “the right of the peo- But even if the current infringements Creative Director ple peaceably to assemble” applied even on constitutionally protected rights Joseph W. Kelly to religious services, forcing the closure are soon lifted and not soon put back Senior Graphic Designer of churches and synagogues? in place, the damage being done to the Katie Bradley During past times of national stress, economy will be long-lasting. Though church attendance jumped upward as government stimulus and bailout fund- Research people turned to God and became more ing are supposed to help offset lost in- Bonnie M. Gillis deeply committed to their faith. But in come, they can only do net harm in the Chief Strategy Officer the America — or is that Amerika? — of long run since government cannot create Bill Hahn today, many churches are empty, even on wealth via putting the printing presses the Lord’s Day, per government edict. into overdrive. By greatly expanding the Advertising/Circulation Manager Consider, for just one example, Mayor Bill amount of money in circulation, govern- Julie DuFrane de Blasio’s blatant statement of March 27 ment can only further diminish the pur- to his fellow New Yorkers: “The NYPD, chasing power of the dollar. Ultimately, Fire Department, Buildings Department, unless the economy is powered up again everyone has been instructed that if they — and soon — many Americans will be see worship services going on, they will impoverished. go to the officials of that congregation, Yet, as this special report from THE NEW they’ll inform them they need to stop the AMERICan shows, we do not need to de- Printed in the U.S.A. • ISSN 0885-6540 P.O. Box 8040 • Appleton, WI 54912 services and disperse.