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Category Archives: Economics
Wet Markets
Yes, it’s long past time to ban them. It should be a condition of re-engagement with the Chinese economy.
The MLP
It’s only 44% over budget.
At what point will it be generally recognized what a fiasco SLS is? Maybe when Starship flies?
The Restaurant Business
I’ve never been a big patron of restaurants, both for reasons of cost and health (plus I hate being waited on and having to tip for it), but I’m glad that people who were are trying to help with gift cards.
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I should note, here or someplace, that so far this has barely affected my lifestyle at all. I rarely go out to eat, and am generally a hermit when I’m not traveling.
America’s Micro And Macro Efforts
…to combat the epidemic. At the least, it’s an interesting experiment.
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Meanwhile, the Manchurian media.
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South Korea infections are dropping; what’s the key to its success?
Basically, testing and tracing. I’ll feel better once there’s a lot more testing going on here.
[Update late morning]
When will it be over, and how will be know? TL;DR, it’s about getting R naught below 1.
Meanwhile, despite the slow start, there’s a lot we can be proud of.
When The Virus Departs
The world will be changed.
Yes, and in many ways, for the better.
The Gateway
…has been taken off the critical path for 2024.
This is probably the beginning of the end for it. Long before 2026, it will have become very clear that the road to the planets lies with the private sector, not NASA.
China
The pandemic will weaken it on the world stage.
They are not our friends. Which, of course, means that the media love them. The latter are, in fact, enemies of the American people.
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Leftists echo the Chinese Communist Party in accusing Trump of racism.
“Leftists echo the Chinese Communist Party” is evergreen.
A Revolutionary New Concept
The Europeans are thinking about building a rocket that retrofires and lands vertically. Eric Berger brings the snark.
The Left’s Pet Issues
…like mass transit, dense housing, and reusable bags and straws are a public-health disaster. I was predicting this about California since they passed that stupid plastic-bag ban.
[Update a while later]
Plastic had fallen out of favor, but the virus is bringing it back.