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03667aam a22004457i 4500 001 A4B5537E22A911ED8A7D5B3833ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20240808011120 008 200527t20202020dcua b 001 0 eng d 010 $a 2020939344 020 $a 1684511410 020 $a 9781684511419 035 $a (OCoLC)1200235811 040 $a CLE $b eng $c CLE $e rda $d JOZ $d BDX $d SO$ $d OCLCF $d GYG $d OCLCO $d OCL $d IHX $d WIQ $d OCLCO $d YDX $d NTG $d DLC $d SILO 042 $a lccopycat 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a RA644.C67 $b A94 2020 082 04 $a 614.592414 100 1 $a Axe, Douglas, $e author. 245 14 $a The price of panic : $b how the tyranny of experts turned a pandemic into a catastrophe / $c Douglas Axe, William M. Briggs, Jay W. Richards. 264 1 $a Washington, DC : $b Regnery Publishing, $c [2020] 300 $a xix, 266 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 24 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 00 $t Conclusion. Against the brave new normal. $t Where did the pandemic start? -- $t WHO started the panic? -- $t How it spread -- $t Social manias and the cult of expertise -- $t Rush to lockdown -- $t Untangling the numbers -- $t Blind models -- $t Why did we believe lockdown would work? -- $t Did the lockdowns work? -- $t The human cost -- $t Life, death, and the pursuit of happiness -- $t Through a glass darkly: Balancing costs with benefits when we don't know the future -- $t Who got it right? -- $t Lessons learned -- $t Conclusion. Against the brave new normal. 520 $a What just happened? The human cost of the emergency response to COVID-19 has far outweighed the benefits. That's the sobering verdict of a trio of scholars - a biologist, a statistician, and a philosopher - in this comprehensive assessment of the worst panic-induced disaster in history. As the media fanned the flames of panic, government officials and a new elite of scientific experts ignored the established protocols for mitigating a dangerous disease. Instead, they shut down the world economy, closed every school, confined citizens to their homes, and threated to enforce a regime of extreme social distancing indefinitely. And the American public - amazingly enough - complied without protest. Modestly but relentlessly focused on what we know and don't know about the coronovirus, Douglas Axe, William M. Briggs, and Jay W. Richards demonstrate in this eye-opening study what real experts can contribute when a pandemic strikes. In the early spring of 2020, the panic of government officials, the hysteria of the media, and the hubris of suddenly powerful scientists produced a worldwide calamity. The Price of Panic is the essential book for understanding what happened and how to avoid repeating our deadly mistakes. -- $c From dust jacket. 650 0 $a COVID-19 (Disease) $x Social aspects $z United States. 650 0 $a COVID-19 (Disease) $x Economic aspects $z United States. 650 0 $a COVID-19 (Disease) $x Political aspects $z United States. 650 0 $a COVID-19 (Disease) $x Government policy $z United States. 655 4 $a Nonfiction. 650 7 $a COVID-19 (Disease) $x Political aspects. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst02021838 650 7 $a COVID-19 (Disease) $x Government policy. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst02021820 650 7 $a COVID-19 (Disease) $x Economic aspects. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst02021810 650 7 $a COVID-19 (Disease) $x Social aspects. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01984649 651 7 $a United States. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01204155 700 1 $a Richards, Jay W. $q (Jay Wesley), $d 1967- $e author. 700 1 $a Briggs, William M., $e author. 941 $a 1 952 $l SFPH074 $d 20240716031728.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=A4B5537E22A911ED8A7D5B3833ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search