On chloroquine, Trump, and the NY Times
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Democrats fiddle while economy burns
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 →
Globalization is the first casualty
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 →
Fashions of the times
The swearing in of the new Slovak president (hat tip: Tom Grey):
Continue reading →Trump vs. Biden: A crisis is an opportunity to be presidential
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; and contact tracing
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 →
The number of news stories is overwhelming
Not only is the situation overwhelming – health, economics, politics – but the number of breaking stories is overwhelming. Since this is a one-person-blog, I can’t cover even all the most interesting ones unless I were to work round the … Continue reading →
That was then: reactions to Trump’s January 31 travel restrictions
I remember it well. When Trump restricted travel from China way back on January 31, he was called a xenophobe and a racist, and the restriction completely unwarranted. Now, of course, experts such as Dr. Fauci have made it clear … Continue reading →
COVID-19: known unknowns and unknown unknowns
There are a great many highly important facts about COVID-19 that are unknown. Many of us know they are unknown, but many people think they are known. An obvious one is the case fatality rate from the disease. It only … Continue reading →
FDA to push ahead with malaria drug for COVID-19
The malaria drug chloroquine “soon will be made available to the public as part of the government’s response to the unfolding COVID-19 pandemic.” My impression is that it is already possible to use it under a “compassionate care” policy, and … Continue reading →
Trump and the Chinese virus
There’s a recurrent pattern ever since Trump has been president: he says something or tweets something that the MSM and the Democrats consider an example of his impulsiveness and his repulsiveness. Then they attack whatever it is, pointing out its … Continue reading →
Why are we so afraid that our hospitals could be overwhelmed by COVID-19 patients?
Reason number one: it’s a frightening prospect – people dying who might be saved, physicians having to decide whether to turn their backs on elderly patients in favor of the young for want of enough ventilators and ICU beds and … Continue reading →