As a non-scientist non-doctor non-epidemiologist blogger, my present thoughts on COVID-19 are as follows: it will most likely end up taking a worldwide toll something like the 1957 flu, adjusted for increased population of course. Perhaps even more like the … Continue reading →
I can’t read Nancy Pelosi’s mind in the best of times, and this is not the best of times. But her actions lately have been inscrutable, in addition to the usual adjectives we could apply to them. Why is Nancy … Continue reading →
First let me say that I find what’s happening in Congress right now over the stimulus bill to be profoundly depressing. Not really surprising, though. When I was young there was a sense and a faith that in a pinch, … Continue reading →
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 →
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 →
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 →
The left must see COVID-19 as a fabulous and fortuitous opportunity to accomplish a host of things they’ve been wishing for and hoping for. They believe it will destroy Trump, hurt the economy, and convince people that big government and … Continue reading →
Worth reading: In fact, a small industry has grown up consisting of historians and historically minded social scientists who are, one by one, refuting all of the serious claims of the 1619 Project… Since the launch of The 1619 Project, … Continue reading →
I agree with this. I’m puzzled by the oft-repeated notion that Biden is “likeable.” To me he’s not, and what’s more – and I think this is telling – he’s never been. That includes back when I was a Democrat … Continue reading →
[See also ADDENDUM below.] Remember when Chuck Schumer threatened that the intelligence community would be out to get Trump if Trump did anything to restrict and even criticize them? Here it is, if your memory needs refreshing. Schumer made this … Continue reading →
…in just the way you’d expect them to.
Continue reading →The idea’s all the rage. Since Wednesday’s debate, which has been widely (and bipartisanly, for the most part) considered a debacle, a host of articles has appeared predicting that the Democratic presidential nominee will be “none of the above” and … Continue reading →