The Coronavirus Is Making (State) Borders Great Again

The Coronavirus Is Making (State) Borders Great Again By John Daniel Davidson for The Federalist The media don’t seem to understand federalism—that governors, not the president, are the proper authorities to manage quarantines and disaster response. As the coronavirus pandemic worsens, governors across the country are understandably ratcheting up quarantine orders. On Sunday, Texas Gov. Gregg Abbott expanded a two-week quarantine requirement on out-of-state travelers from Louisiana, Atlanta, Chicago, Detroit, and Miami. Previously, the order covered anyone flying into Texas from New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and New Orleans. Abbott ordered state troopers…

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Neither Biden Nor Sanders Would Have Saved American Lives With Travel Bans Like Trump Did

Neither Biden Nor Sanders Would Have Saved American Lives With Travel Bans Like Trump Did By Margot Cleveland for The Federalist A previously unreported detail concerning President Donald Trump’s decision to ban travel from China reveals Trump’s strong leadership in the early days of the coronavirus pandemic and exposes the risk this country would face if Joe Biden or Bernie Sanders were our commander in chief. On Jan. 31, 2020, the Trump administration announced that foreign nationals who had traveled to China in the past 14 days would be denied entry into the…

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