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No doubt you recall Idris Elba’s sambo-like campaign to play James Bond. I didn’t think he had any professional credibility or marketability left after that. The hypocrisy inherent in his attempt at “cultural appropriation” was as incomprehensible as it was unforgivable. Accordingly, I made no effort to disguise my contempt in commentaries like “A Black… Read more.
And you probably thought all that pandemic hoarding of toilet paper was just for lavatorial use. But that’s investing in this time of corona, folks. I just fear the husband will never get enough return on this investment to relieve his wife of that constipated countenance of confusion. Related commentaries: corona and oil… coronavirus thread… Read more.
President Donald Trump on Thursday suggested exploring disinfectants as a possible treatment for coronavirus infections — an extremely dangerous proposition that medical experts warn could kill people. After a Homeland Security official [William N. Bryan] mentioned the ability of disinfectants like bleach to kill the coronavirus on surfaces, Trump remarked on the effectiveness. ‘This notion… Read more.
Much is being made about the disparate impact Covid-19 is having on black communities throughout the United States. No less a person than the surgeon general highlighted this in black and white during a recent White House Coronavirus Task Force briefing. It was notable enough that Surgeon General Jerome Adams was the only black on… Read more.
The metastasizing nature of this virus has some political leaders continually extending stay-at-home orders; whereas it has others taking baby steps towards reopening their national economies. But, at this rate, most countries could be under some version of “The Great Lockdown” for a year – if not longer. Apropos of which, The United States may… Read more.
This corona crisis is replete with ironies. None more so than British Prime Minister Boris Johnson boasting about ignoring his own social-distancing guidelines only to end up in the ICU a few days later – infected with COVID-19. Johnson expressed his gratitude to the staff of the National Health Service for saving his life when… Read more.
The White House Coronavirus Task Force briefings have become must-see TV. Perhaps you’re among the millions who tune in every day to watch. But that can only be for morbid diversion. After all, for over a month now, these daily briefings have been must-see only for the reason a train wreck would be. Specifically, they… Read more.
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.
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.
