David Stockman, former economics advisor for Ronald Reagan. John Dunn, MD, JD: , Stockman is writing to protest the handling of the COVID-19 pandemic in the USA, in particular the near complete shut down of the economy. In regards to his analysis of COVID 19, his instincts are correct--this is a political scam. Actually, Stockman's analysis below is outstanding and exposes the insanity of the response to the pandemic.