Ten days ago I wrote a post about one of the most salient characteristics of the Obama administration: the failure to protect. It’s happened time and again: the lack of security in Benghazi. The complete pullout from Iraq. The porous … Continue reading →
I’ve got an article up at PJ about—what else?—our response to ebola. I conceptualize our response as a series of barriers, each of which was breached one by one by one, in ways that were supposed to have been either … Continue reading →
I haven’t read much speculation about this, but isn’t it likely that the man who attacked two NYC policemen with a hatchet was trying to behead them, and missed? And then was shot by the other police before he got … Continue reading →
…this turns out to be a false alarm. But it’s apparent that more and more of these suspicious cases are occurring on our soil, and sooner or later it stands to reason some of them will turn out to be … Continue reading →
…now tests virus-free. Good news. She will remain in the hospital for a while, but she’s also beginning to produce antibodies to the disease. [ADDENDUM: I was going to add that she is recovering despite never having received a transfusion … Continue reading →
Peggy Noonan drives me pretty crazy with her on-again-off-again insights. When she’s good, she’s very very good. But when she’s bad, she’s foggy. This is very good: A third component of public anxiety has to do with what normal people … Continue reading →
An ebola response team is being organized: In response to a request by the Department of Health and Human Services, a 30-person team will be ready to “response quickly, effectively, and safely” should more Ebola cases arise inside the U.S., … Continue reading →
I was transfixed by this series of photos of Liberians who have survived bouts of ebola. We don’t tend to think of that group, but it’s a large one, although unfortunately not as large as those who’ve died from the … Continue reading →
The Times reports he’s just “seething” with anger: Beneath the calming reassurance that President Obama has repeatedly offered during the Ebola crisis, there is a deepening frustration, even anger, with how the government has handled key elements of the response. … Continue reading →
Maybe those blood transfusions from recovered ebola patient Dr. Kent Brantly are the ticket: Two Americans have already been treated successfully for Ebola. Dr. Kent Brantly is one. He is providing blood for other victims, on the theory that it … Continue reading →
Hey, that’ll work!: President Obama has asked Ron Klain, who served as chief of staff to both Vice President Biden and former vice president Al Gore, as his Ebola response coordinator, according to a White House official. “He will report … Continue reading →
…mean that Dinesh D’Souza was right in The Roots of Obama’s Rage? In the book, he describes how one of Obama’s biggest motivations is his hatred of colonialism in Africa, and a desire to redress and/or revenge its wrongs for … Continue reading →