SCOTUS will be hearing another Obamacare challenge
See this. It won’t be happening before the November election, though.
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Et tu, Klobuchar?
The rumor is that Amy Klobuchar will be stepping out of the race and throwing her weight (such as it is) behind Biden. Interesting. Assuming that’s true, the winnowing is happening rather quickly – before Super Tuesday. But it’s not … Continue reading →
How about some facts on COVID-19?
I’ve written several posts already, trying to offer the main facts so far as they emerge. But I see so much stuff out there that’s not only obvious fear-mongering, but just plain incorrect. It’s true that we don’t yet know … Continue reading →
Bye Bye…
Buttigieg. It was going to be hard for white Democrats, both party elites and voters, to mobilize behind a candidate with such weak support among people of color as the center-left alternative to Sanders. So Buttigieg’s departure may have seemed … Continue reading →
Biden up, Steyer out
The Democratic primary voters of South Carolina have spoken and Biden has won a resounding victory there. I can’t quite imagine voting for someone as addled as Joe. But then again, consider the alternatives. Bernie Sanders came in a distant … Continue reading →
Ulanova vs. all the other Juliets
Galina Ulanova was one of the most famous Russian dancers of the Soviet era. I saw her in person when I was very very young and she was close to 50 and nearing the end of her dancing days. She … Continue reading →
On coronavirus (COVID-19) so far: Part II
[NOTE: Part I can be found here.] While musing about COVID-19, I wondered whether the virus really is novel. Perhaps it’s been around for a while and just wasn’t causing all that many deaths and therefore wasn’t even noticed until … Continue reading →
Bernie ♥ his myth of Denmark
Paul Mirengoff of Powerline points out the ways in which Bernie Sanders’ vision of turning the US into Denmark is a dream based on a myth of what Denmark actually is, and what other Scandinavian countries he admires actually are. … Continue reading →
New plan: Part II of “On coronavirus (COVID-19) so far” coming tomorrow
I thought I’d get Part II of my coronavirus update published today. But in the meantime, I decided to write just a little teeny tiny post on the question of the 1918 flu epidemic and aspirin. Well, a lot of … Continue reading →
Aspirin and the 1918 flu death rate
Recently there’s been some talk (including in the comments on this blog) of a theory that high doses of aspirin played a key role in exacerbating the number of deaths in the 1918 flu pandemic: The high case-fatality rate—especially among … Continue reading →
Many Democrats and people in the MSM react to Trump’s plans to combat COVID-19…
…in just the way you’d expect them to.
Continue reading →Trump courts more black voters
[Hat tip: John Hinderaker at Powerline.] If this ends up actually working, Democrats will be in trouble: President Trump is opening 15 urban campaign field offices in an aggressive bid to improve his performance with black voters, who for decades … Continue reading →