How Capitalism Is Helping US Defeat COVID-19

Plus: For Mike Lindell, the Battle Against COVID-19 Is No Pillow Fight Apr 06, 2020 Good morning from Washington, where President Trump is talking about how important it is for government to help American businesses and their employees get through this difficult time. But many business owners are doing their part too, as our Jarrett Stepman and Virginia Allen write. On the podcast, we talk about new challenges for gun owners with the editor of the site Bearing Arms. Plus: China’s hold on some in the media and health establishment, the riddle of those without symptoms, and what people who are free can do. On this date in 1917, after a House vote, America formally enters World War I. Commentary [How Capitalism Is Helping US Defeat COVID-19]( [Photo]( By Jarrett Stepman As they did during World War II, countless businesses, large and small, are stepping up to aid both in combating the invisible enemy and in helping fellow Americans who are hurting physically and financially at this time. [More]( News [For Mike Lindell, the Battle Against COVID-19 Is No Pillow Fight]( [Photo]( By Virginia Allen “It’s very labor-intensive. One employee for eight hours can only make 100 to 120 masks,” Lindell tells The Daily Signal. “Now we want to ramp up and do about 50,000 a day.” [More]( Commentary [Kowtowing to China on Taiwan and the Coronavirus]( [Photo]( By Mike Gonzalez As the BBC put it, Taiwan is “seen as one of the few places in the world which has successfully stemmed the spread of the coronavirus without resorting to draconian measures.” [More]( Commentary [Free People Take Responsibility and Solve Problems]( [Photo]( By Star Parker With all our talk about freedom, somehow its essence has gotten lost: human beings taking responsibility for their own life and the world around them. Human beings are causes, not results. They are free agents, not victims. [More]( Commentary [Asymptomatic Cases Complicate the Containment of Coronavirus]( [Photo]( By Brayden Helwig Dr. Robert Redfield, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, noted that “as many as 25%” of infected patients don’t display any symptoms. [More]( Analysis [Second Amendment Rights During Coronavirus Pandemic]( [Photo]( By Virginia Allen “I suspect that some of these anti-gun governors are going to try to continue to prevent people from acquiring a firearm and ammunition so that they can exercise their Second Amendment rights during this national emergency,” says Cam Edwards of BearingArms.com. [More]( News [Ahead of 'Peak,' Trump Touts 'Light at the End of the Tunnel']( [Photo]( By Fred Lucas “In the days ahead America will endure the peak of this terrible pandemic,” says President Trump. [More]( [LOGO-CHARCOAL_75percent.jpg] The Daily Signal is brought to you by more than half a million members of The Heritage Foundation. [Donate to The Daily Signal]( [Find us on Facebook]( [Find us on Facebook]( [Follow us on Twitter]( [Follow us on Twitter]( How are we doing? We welcome your comments, suggestions, and story tips. Please reply to this email or send us a note at [comments@dailysignal.com](. The Daily Signal 214 Massachusetts Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20002 [(800) 546-2843]( Add [morningbell@heritage.org]( to your address book to ensure that you receive emails from us. You are subscribed to this newsletter as {EMAIL}. If you want to receive other Heritage Foundation newsletters, or opt out of this newsletter, [please click here to update your subscription.]( -