I know. But it clearly could be a lot worse. Read more.
Happy Easter…
Sunday, April 12, 2020 at 7:50 AM
Archives for 2020
Putin and MbS Used COVID-19 to Shutdown US Oil Producers. And Trump Was All Too Happy to Collude.
Saturday, April 11, 2020 at 9:34 AM
Trust me, it’s no accident that you are not benefiting from gas prices nearing 20-year lows. Because, if 95 percent of us were not under stay-at-home orders, prices would not be so. In the wake of the March meeting, Saudi Arabia and Russia moved to boost production in order to retain market share amid falling… Read more.
My New Book
Wednesday, April 8, 2020 at 8:09 AM
Dear Readers, This book was actually published on February 13 – just as the COVID-19 pandemic was hitting pandemonium. But I thought it would be unconscionable to mention it back then. Of course, anyone who knows me knows how loath I am to do any self-promotion even in the best of times, hence my steadfast… Read more.
COVID-19 Stay-at-Home Orders Triggering Domestic Violence
Tuesday, April 7, 2020 at 7:26 AM
In “Coronavirus: The Worldwide Lockdown” at March 14 below, I wrote about lockdowns triggering all kinds of unintended consequences. In addition to spikes in incidences of depression and suicides, I warned that they would create a “perfect storm for a wave of domestic abuse.” Sure enough: United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, citing a [horrifying surge]… Read more.
Judge Says COVID-19 Strategy Reeks of Hysteria and Bad Judgment…
Monday, April 6, 2020 at 7:41 AM
And no, I am not referring to Judy, Pirro, or Napolitano! I gather many of you don’t think I have enough professional gravitas or social influence to say whether lockdowns (i.e., shutdown of all non-essential businesses and stay-at-home orders) compose the best strategy for fighting COVID-19. Well, there’s no denying that retired UK Supreme Court… Read more.
Yes, Wear Your Mask Like You Wear Your Shoes
Sunday, April 5, 2020 at 8:33 AM
This week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) made a head spinning about-face on wearing masks. For months it insisted that only medics and symptomatic patients needed to wear them; indeed, it even chastised non-medics who did for causing life-threatening shortages. But now, warning that mere breathing can spread the coronavirus, the CDC… Read more.
A Fed-Up Word on COVID-19
Friday, April 3, 2020 at 8:43 AM
I feel obliged to begin by reiterating my abiding view that, to fight this virus, our political leaders did not have to destroy the global economy; undermine millions of good-paying jobs; and hunker down billions of people in their homes, indefinitely. It’s only a matter of time before we look back on this period of… Read more.
Aliens, Toilet Paper, and Cosmic Bad Timing
Wednesday, April 1, 2020 at 12:36 PM
Much has been made throughout this crisis about the strange hoarding of toilet paper. Indeed, you’d think diarrhea were a signature symptom of the coronavirus. In fact, the CDC has labored to explain that the following symptoms are the surest signs of infection: Fever Cough Shortness of breath Persistent pain or pressure in the chest… Read more.
Fighting This Coronavirus Is Setting an Untenable Precedent
Tuesday, March 31, 2020 at 9:32 AM
In “Coronavirus: The Worldwide Shutdown” on March 14, I warned that self-fulfilling prophecies and creeping authoritarianism were governing efforts to combat this virus. From panic buying to manic closings, social distancing to self-isolation, and social-media scammers to Truman-Show hammers, life is imitating the art that played out in dystopian films like the Hunger Games, Idiocracy,… Read more.
Forget Health Experts. Poll Numbers and TV Ratings Convinced Trump to Extend Corona Lockdown Beyond Easter.
Sunday, March 29, 2020 at 10:44 PM
Just days ago, President Trump was insisting the country would be “opened up and just raring to go by Easter.” That would mean ending his federal social-distancing guidelines, purportedly giving the American people their lives back again. But then came polls showing that his approval ratings are soaring in this time of corona. This, despite… Read more.