…the cruelest month. Or at least, a cruel month. But it’s not really a surprising announcement; I didn’t think the edicts would be lifted as soon as right after Easter. That line about April being the cruelest month is usually … Continue reading →
You may have noticed that on weekends I often like to post something about the arts. Because everything’s been so COVID-centric lately, this is the song that has been rolling around in my mind. So – merging arts with COVID … Continue reading →
Now that we’re all housebound, I find myself talking on the phone to friends more often. Sometimes they’re people I’m not often in touch with, and – since I don’t ordinarily bring up politics in conversation anyway – most of … Continue reading →
Commenter “Montage” writes: Covid-19 is not just like the flu, which some want you to believe. In all the years of the flu we didn’t have hospital bed shortages or a worry about the number of ventilators that will be … Continue reading →
Well, well, well: In a dramatic turn of events, the Blue and White Party that served as the alternative to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the March 2 election, broke up on Thursday after party head Benny Gantz decided to … Continue reading →
I think the public is scared enough. But apparently the press doesn’t think so. They play with the statistics, picking and choosing the most alarming measure among them in order to further panic the people and the better to criticize … Continue reading →
By voice vote, as expected.
Continue reading →It stands to reason that people who have a great deal of contact with the public and staff, as well as dignitaries from other countries, would be at greater risk for contracting the virus. Still, it’s shocking to hear that … Continue reading →
The explanation for why New York City is being hit so hard is that it has such a dense population as well as a great deal of reliance on public transportation, as well as a lot of international travel. The … Continue reading →
Not today. The Senate passed the two trillion dollar stimulus bill late last night on a rare unanimous vote. You may or may not like the idea, but the Senate certainly does. The bill also contains a grab bag of … Continue reading →
Ace points out a WaPo WaPo “journalist” named Marc Fisher who decided, in this time of crisis, to give some effort to attacking a guy on Twitter who dared to utter a heresy: Scott McMillan, a 56-year-old lawyer, tweeted that … Continue reading →
As a non-scientist non-doctor non-epidemiologist blogger, my present thoughts on COVID-19 are as follows: it will most likely end up taking a worldwide toll something like the 1957 flu, adjusted for increased population of course. Perhaps even more like the … Continue reading →