• Dan Farber
• March 18, 2020

Presidential Power in a Pandemic

The President does have considerable power, but there are serious limitations.

• Dan Farber
• March 17, 2020

Reducing Coronavirus Fatalities: A Cost-Benefit Analysis

Q: From an economic perspective, what’s it worth spending to curb the pandemic? A: A lot.

• Dan Farber
• March 16, 2020

Does Being Conservative Have to Mean Ignoring Risks?

Florida’s Ron DeSantis doesn’t seem to think so.

• Dan Farber
• March 12, 2020

How Hot Will Things Get?

Identifying a realistic worst case scenario is complicated.

• Dan Farber
• March 10, 2020

What the Administration Failed to Learn from Past Disasters

There are some basic rules about how to respond to emergencies. They were ignored.

• Dan Farber
• March 9, 2020

The Right Wing’s Views of Coronavirus and Climate Change

There’s a common theme: “nothing to worry about, folks.”

• Dan Farber
• March 5, 2020

An Easy, No-Fuss, Climate Fix for that Big First Day in Office

No, not rejoining the Paris Agreement, though that’s a good idea too. Something else.

• Dan Farber
• March 2, 2020

Risk, Uncertainty, and COVID-19

What do we actually know at this point about the dangers?

• Dan Farber
• February 27, 2020

Virus Denial

Yet another effort to ignore reality, from the usual players.

• Dan Farber
• February 24, 2020

Another Problem with Cost-Benefit Analysis of Climate Policy

It’s hard to estimate benefits. But it turns out costs are also uncertain.