You’ve almost certainly read about the protests in China. On the one hand, it’s encouraging that people so tightly controlled want to be more free and are willing to go public with it in significant numbers. On the other hand, … Continue reading →
Let’s just forget about all that lockdown stuff Democrats pushed and pushed and pushed, that was so damaging to society and in particular to kids, writes Emily Oster. Like another Emily: From the article: These precautions were totally misguided. In … Continue reading →
[Hat tip: commenter “Kate.”] This has just been announced: Today the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) met to discuss and vote on whether or not to add the COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna to the list of … Continue reading →
There’s a big brouhaha about the admission by Pfizer executive Janine Small that the vaccine was not initially tested to see whether it prevented the transmission of the virus to others. I have to say that the admission doesn’t bother … Continue reading →
Very Soviet of Newsom, and of the California legislature that passed this bill: Gov. Gavin Newsom recently signed California Assembly Bill 2098, making it the first state to attempt to censor what physicians can say about COVID-19 to their patients. … Continue reading →
Learning how it’s done: A U.S. district court judge issued a ruling on Tuesday that requires Chief Medical Adviser to the President Anthony Fauci, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, and other key public health officials to turn over all … Continue reading →
When the federal government turns it into a moral hazard. Biden and company say, Hey, we’ve got an idea! Let’s make people who scrimped and saved and sacrificed and paid off their student loans pay off the loans of others! … Continue reading →
Commenter “Bauxite” observes: The language game is the MO of the left. It works most of the time because most of our political and policy debates occur in the realm of abstract theory. The left can bluff its way through … Continue reading →
Supposedly he is experiencing only mild symptoms. I actually believe that’s most likely the case, because in general COVID has become more and more mild over time – in the manner of most infectious viral diseases. That didn’t stop the … Continue reading →
The other day I had a doctor’s appointment for a regular checkup, and she asked me when I’d last had a mammogram. I had a strong memory of its having been about six months ago. I’m usually very conscientious about … Continue reading →
Most of us have wondered at the snail’s pace of Durham’s Russiagate probe, which was way too slow to affect the all-important 2020 election and very frustrating. Here’s Bill Barr’s explanation, for what it’s worth – and I think it’s … Continue reading →
That is the question. Or rather, that is a question – a question different places answer differently. For example: The ruling appeared to free operators to make their own decisions about mask requirements, with the several major airlines — Delta, … Continue reading →