The virus is going to redefine home, work, education, and life.
Category Archives: Economics
Food Shortages Soon?
I’ve been concerned about this for a while. It shows how fragile our infrastructure is. And it’s why proposals like Zeke Emanuel’s to continue it for over a year is societal suicide.
[Update]
Related: The coronavirus is revealing our technology blunders.
How To Escape House Arrest
Most U.S. Jobs
You don’t say.
But I’ll bet a lot more of them can than have been until this.
Apollo 13, And Commercial Crew
I did a Twitter thread.
If Biden Were President
…our coronavirus problems would be much worse.
Yup.
California
Has it been here (at least in the Bay Area) a lot longer than we thought? I think it’s quite plausible that it was here in December, which in a sense is good news, because it probably means we already have a lot more herd immunity than we thought, and the fatality rate is much lower than earlier fears.
Optimism
We are 100 times safer now than in early March. Hope this is right.
Oligarchy
…and pestilence.
This is why the coming election is so important.
“Call It A Ponzi Scheme”
The pandemic may be the event that finally pops the higher-education bubble.
[Update a couple minutes later]
Florida State dumps policies on bias, ‘offensive’ language, ‘demeaning’ behavior, ‘inappropriate’ email.
But Ole Miss still requires on-line students to complete ‘diversity, equity, and inclusion’ training.
Absurd.