You may have noticed that I haven’t written many posts about the brouhaha surrounding Governor Cuomo of New York and the nursing homes. There are so many stories these days that I can’t deal with them all, and that particular … Continue reading →
ADDENDUM: Here’s a description of the premiere of Beethoven’s 9th: …[T]he Ninth Symphony was premiered on 7 May 1824 in the Theater am Kärntnertor in Vienna…This was the composer’s first onstage appearance in 12 years; the hall was packed with … Continue reading →
Or perhaps this sort of thing is just peachy keen with them: Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s top aide privately apologized to Democratic lawmakers for withholding the state’s nursing home death toll from COVID-19 — telling them “we froze” out of fear … Continue reading →
The first three weeks: More Americans have died from COVID-19 in the first three weeks of Joe Biden’s presidency than during the entire Vietnam War, a grim milestone for a leader who vowed to make ending the pandemic “the first … Continue reading →
…which we haven’t done in quite some time – I thought I’d update. Months ago I searched for clinical trials – which are usually considered the gold standard research on such things – and found a few but they all … Continue reading →
As I pointed out in this recent post, the cause of death of Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick remains unclear. And yet article after article states – without attribution – that rioters inflicted injuries on him that caused his death. … Continue reading →
Is the CDC so emboldened by the Democrats being in charge that it believes it can issue a nationwide mandate, just like that? Or was it the Biden administration that told it to go ahead? Of course, both can be … Continue reading →
…or at least redefined it. Fancy that. It just so happens that—on the very day Joe Biden took office—the World Health Organization also released new guidelines ratcheting up the diagnostic criteria for COVID-19… For some reason, as of today, the … Continue reading →
If COVID had never happened and everything else had remained the same, I believe that Trump would have been re-elected. After all, the economy was going well, and none of the left’s attacks on him had really gained traction. Plus, … Continue reading →
Here’s advice from CNN’s helpful medical consultant Dr. Leana Wen, who is an emergency physician and visiting professor at George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health. The question was about what precautions grandparents who have been vaccinated against … Continue reading →
Today Pocket decided I just might be interested in an article called “Is This the End of the Buffet?” And they were correct; it’s actually a topic I’ve pondered before. After all, buffet restaurants are probably especially likely to close … Continue reading →
I nominate this for my favorite political remark of 2020: “I’m under 45,” [DeSantis] continued. “So, people under 45 are not going to be first in line for [the COVID vaccine]. And so when it’s my turn, I will take … Continue reading →