I had a couple of sites bookmarked as my go-to places to find the latest US (state by state) and world (country by country) statistics. The best one seemed to be this, but in the last few days the figures … Continue reading →
First let me say that I find what’s happening in Congress right now over the stimulus bill to be profoundly depressing. Not really surprising, though. When I was young there was a sense and a faith that in a pinch, … Continue reading →
Sorry for posting a bit late today. I find that one of the many things that happens to me lately is that my sleep has been somewhat more disturbed. I either have trouble falling asleep, or I wake up in … Continue reading →
Maybe both. Joe Biden, addled backseat driver of the nation, and The Man Who Would Be President: Joe Biden when the teleprompter stops working is a train wreck pic.twitter.com/6BXFgPNKKa — Caleb Hull (@CalebJHull) March 23, 2020 And here’s Biden’s shout-out … Continue reading →
Epidemiologists deal with dry facts and figures, but the subject matter of those facts and figures can be very dramatic: illness and death, and how best to go about minimizing the former and delaying the latter. Usually we don’t pay … Continue reading →
See this. Well, depends.
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Continue reading →I wonder who they think this stalling will please: On the Senate floor shortly after noon on Monday, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell lit into Democrats, specifically alleging they were trying to extract concessions from airlines over their “carbon footprint,” with … Continue reading →
Well, maybe not the first casualty. But the entire concept of globalization is taking a big hit. And rightly so: The question about assigning agency and blame is pretty straightforward to answer: The communist Chinese state, which for more than … Continue reading →
The swearing in of the new Slovak president (hat tip: Tom Grey):
Continue reading →When people are stressed and worried by world and/or national crises, most of them naturally look to leaders to help: to communicate with them, to reassure them, and to do something. This is true not only of the relationship between … Continue reading →
Developing a serological test for COVID-19 is important for many reasons. One is that we can identify people who had the virus and don’t even know it, and are now immune and run no risk and can go back out … Continue reading →