So let me make sure I understand. “Without social distancing, it would have been much worse.” How do we know this? “Because the number of deaths from coronavirus weren’t nearly as many as they might have been.” Why is that? … Continue reading
I’m trying to picture what an opening up of the USA will look like. I can picture President Trump endorsing and leading it. It won’t be before May 1, and probably won’t be before May 15. But it probably will … Continue reading
“US records over 10,000 coronavirus deaths”, says Fox News. What happened to 100,000 or 250,000 deaths? Last week and this week were supposed to be an unprecedented catastrophe. The normal flu season results in about 40,000 deaths. We are told … Continue reading
Economist Stephen Moore warned the nation could be “facing a potential Great Depression scenario” if the United States stays on lockdown much past the beginning of May, as well as an additional amount of deaths caused by the raised unemployment … Continue reading
“We will meet again”, Queen Elizabeth II pointedly said in a direct reference to the most famous British song from the war years of the 1940s, when she was a teenager. “Better days will return.” I am not much for … Continue reading
From someone I know in New York state. Permission granted to post anonymously here: “Hello Michael. I had a bad case of Covid-19 recently. I had fever, chills for 12 straight days. Lost 18 pounds during the process. After 12 … Continue reading
Watch the video. A treatment protocol already exists for saving the people who develop the most severe symptoms of coronavirus. It’s called hydroxychloroquine combined with antibiotics. It also may help prevent the development of symptoms, or arrest the symptoms early … Continue reading
I’m rereading Laura Ingalls Wilder’s classic books on the settlement of the American West. Wow. Imagine if today’s snowflakes who duck and cover during a virus had been confronted with wild Indians, killer wolves, crop-destroying weather, bouts of scarlet fever … Continue reading
“When men abandon reason, physical force becomes their only means of dealing with one another and of settling disagreements.” (Ayn Rand, from “Atlas Shrugged”) Leading up to coronavirus, it’s clear that many people had abandoned reason. On that point, if … Continue reading
The CDC now wants everyone to wear a face mask. President Trump says he, personally, will not wear one. The media’s headlines now say things like, “President Trump undercuts his own CDC by not wearing a face mask.” It’s the … Continue reading
Anderson Cooper asked, “Knowing the science, does it make sense to you that some states are still not issuing stay at home orders? I mean, whether there should be a federally mandated directive for that or not, I guess that’s … Continue reading
Governor Andrew Cuomo has discovered the dark side of the crackdowns he and his comrades have imposed on us. Interesting. Here’s the quote: You can’t just tell everyone, “Go home and lock your doors and sit on your couch and … Continue reading