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Just Asking Questions

Tom Woods: The COVID Lessons We Can't Forget

Mar 13, 2025
01:33:10
Five years to the day after President Donald Trump declared a national emergency, what are the lessons of the COVID-19 pandemic? Just asking questions.

Tom Woods joins us today. He's a historian, host of The Tom Woods Show, and author of many books, including Diary of a Psychosis: How Public Health Disgraced Itself During COVID Mania, which has a foreword written by the new National Institutes of Health Director Jay Bhattacharya. Because he so painstakingly documented his experience of "COVID mania" as it unfolded day-to-day, we asked him to reflect on the lockdowns, social distancing, masks, and vaccines, as well as how all these measures ultimately affected liberty and what COVID accountability should look like.

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Chapters:
  • 00:00 Introduction: What have we learned from COVID?
  • 04:30 The early days: Panic, lockdowns, and initial reactions
  • 10:15 Florida vs. California: The great COVID policy divide
  • 16:45 The unseen costs: Lockdowns, economy, and mental health
  • 23:30 The vaccine debate: Mandates, coercion, and public trust
  • 30:20 The science debate: Experts, models, and misleading predictions
  • 37:15 Masks, symbolism, and political messaging
  • 44:00 Australia, New Zealand, and the global COVID response
  • 50:45 Federalism & freedom: Why some states resisted COVID rules
  • 57:30 What comes next? Preparing for the next health crisis
  • 1:04:00 Final thoughts: The lessons we must remember

The post Tom Woods: The COVID Lessons We Can't Forget appeared first on Reason.com.

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