What babies are really saying
I recently discovered this guy’s YouTube channel. You may not find this stuff funny, but it cracks me up every time:
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Update on Notre Dame (the cathedral, not the university)
Restoring Notre Dame with ancient techniques of construction.
Continue reading →I got distracted for a few hours…
…by an event that’s rare these days, and yet extremely pleasant – an impromptu social get-together, the visit of a new baby and his parents visiting the house of a good friend. On the deck, of course, with appropriate social … Continue reading →
Bahrain joins the other Arab Gulf States…
…in normalizing relations with Israel. Trump added: You’ll be hearing other countries coming in over a relatively short period of time. And you could have peace in the Middle East. I think that last sentence is hyperbole, but it’s a … Continue reading →
The economy…
…continues to improve. Good.
Continue reading →Gavin Newsom Says California Will Stay On Lockdown Until Scientists Discover Cure For Death
Sounds reasonable.
Continue reading →Cooking the COVID books
I’m not sure why this is being treated as news. I wrote about the prevalence of comorbidities in COVID deaths a long time ago (see this, for example, as well as this). Here’s the latest, however: The Centers for Disease … Continue reading →
The Republican Party reinvents itself
I don’t know how many people watch conventions. But I do know that, if a lot of undecideds watched the RNC this year, a large percentage would have to be impressed. I don’t usually watch more than a minute or … Continue reading →
If you’re watching night 3 of the RNC…
…here’s a thread for you. I have to say I’ve been impressed by whoever organized this thing. The challenge was immense, but the pace has been crisp. Most of the speeches are mercifully short, too, which I appreciate. The format … Continue reading →
Two are killed in Kenosha, 17-year-old arrested
[See UPDATE below.] The story so far: lllinois police have arrested a 17-year-old after two people were shot to death during another night of Black Lives Matter protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Kyle Rittenhouse, of Antioch, Illinois, was taken into custody … Continue reading →
I’m going to pause…
…for at least a day before I post Part III of my reaction to Hazony’s work “The Challenge of Marxism.” As often happens, the thing just grew and grew and grew.
Continue reading →Fear of COVID
Polls indicate that Americans are very poorly informed about COVID facts. That doesn’t surprise me, and I don’t think it should surprise anyone. A lot of people have trouble with complex scientific information, especially if there’s math involved. It doesn’t … Continue reading →