…has very different rules for ultra-Orthodox Jews. Also please see this article for a very full discussion of Cuomo’s press conference. During it, Cuomo used an old photo and said it was new (he used others that purportedly really are … Continue reading →
Ever since the series of positive diagnoses of people on the political right, McEnany has been tested regularly and until now she was always negative. But now she has tested positive, although so far without symptoms. She expects to quarantine … Continue reading →
Professor William Jacobson of Legal Insurrection has written a post about the stirring of memory and emotion that Trump’s illness has caused. For Jacobson, the event has conjured up this: John F. Kennedy was assassinated when I was four years … Continue reading →
I think this sets a perfect tone. One of the things about the situation is that it tempers some of Trump’s harshness without reducing his optimistic fighting spirit: Some of the usual suspects are, of course, saying it was pre-recorded … Continue reading →
So far so good. This is day three. It’s days 7 through 10 that usually tell the tale. ADDENDUM: At RedState, there’s an interesting article about where Trump might have caught the virus. The media – of course – is … Continue reading →
…it’s “a precautionary measure”: President Donald Trump is being taken to Walter Reed Medical Center on Friday “as a precautionary measure” following his coronavirus diagnosis, a senior administration official told NBC News. “Out of an abundance of caution, and at … Continue reading →
As I’ve written before, when I was in college in the late 60s I happened to take a course called Russian Intellectual History. I had always liked Russian lit, I’d been told the prof was good, and the course seemed … Continue reading →
Announcements and documents can be found here. 2020 has been quite a year, hasn’t it? And not over yet. Both President Trump and the First Lady are feeling well so far. Let’s hope and pray it stays that way. And … Continue reading →
I’m going to assume the MSM didn’t show this, except for outlets on the right such as Fox and the NY Post. I certainly couldn’t find any other coverage of it than on the right. So I guess this just … Continue reading →
Unsurprising, really, considering the current political climate: Jennifer Mosher, a biology professor at Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia, has been placed on administrative leave after appearing to suggest that she hopes Trump supporters contract coronavirus and “die before the … Continue reading →
Well, it could just be poor statistics-taking and reporting. But apparently the death rate has not gone up, either, and a rise in that would be more noticeable. So it seems the low rate of (and/or better prognosis from) COVID … Continue reading →
At least, that’s the official recommendation: Skip kissing and consider wearing a mask when having sex to protect yourself from catching the coronavirus, Canada’s chief medical officer said on Wednesday, adding that going solo remains the lowest risk sexual option … Continue reading →