I don’t recall it, and you probably don’t either, because I don’t think it ever happened. The pandemic was covered by the press, but not in anything like the way the COVID-19 illness is being covered now. Because Obama was … Continue reading →
From Austin Bay: When COVID-19 struck Iran, the ayatollahs followed the same script. They lied and denied, and the contagion began to kill. Pompeo’s insinuation that the regime harmed its own people had a factual basis. The day before he … Continue reading →
I’ve written several posts already, trying to offer the main facts so far as they emerge. But I see so much stuff out there that’s not only obvious fear-mongering, but just plain incorrect. It’s true that we don’t yet know … Continue reading →
[NOTE: Part I can be found here.] While musing about COVID-19, I wondered whether the virus really is novel. Perhaps it’s been around for a while and just wasn’t causing all that many deaths and therefore wasn’t even noticed until … Continue reading →
Recently there’s been some talk (including in the comments on this blog) of a theory that high doses of aspirin played a key role in exacerbating the number of deaths in the 1918 flu pandemic: The high case-fatality rate—especially among … Continue reading →
…in just the way you’d expect them to.
Continue reading →[NOTE: I’ve decided this needs to be at least a two-parter, because there’s so much to be said. Here’s Part I.] I haven’t written too many posts on the new coronavirus (COVID-19) because we know quite little, and much of … Continue reading →
I wrote a rough draft last night for a huge post about coronavirus. But I got a very late start today due to an excess of busyness with other, non-blog things, as well as other topics and posts. It happens … Continue reading →
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Continue reading →This is a Canadian story, but it’s often the case that the US follows close on Canada’s heels with PC legal rulings. So here’s what it’s about: For the past 11 months, Robert Hoogland, a father in Surrey, British Columbia, … Continue reading →
Ghoulish of them. But is that any surprise?: Ironically, the anti-Petersonians now seem far more fanatical than Peterson’s most faithful fans. This became clear in recent days, when some of Peterson’s critics — including, amazingly, a professor at the University … Continue reading →
“By the dawn of the 19th Century, the disease had killed 1 in 7 of all people that had ever lived, more than any other illness.” Anyone who’s a Bronte or Keats or Chopin fan hasn’t forgotten. But it’s true … Continue reading →