This is grim news.
The destruction of the economy will kill many more people than the virus will.
Category Archives: Economics
“Social Distancing”
…is snake oil, not science.
I find few things more annoying than morons who couldn’t integrate a function or even solve a quadratic equation to save their lives telling me that if I disagree with them on climate, or anything, that I am “denying science.”
It’s Destruction, All Right
…but is it creative? I think it was much more damaging than it needed to be, and will continue to be so.
[Wednesday-morning update]
The poorest counties are the hardest hit by the lock downs.
Before Colleges Get Bailouts
The Last Straw?
The vile woman who is responsible for AB5 may have just insulted Elon into pulling up stakes in California, at least for Tesla. The Democrats in the state seem determined to destroy the middle class, and in as nasty a way as possible.
[Monday-afternoon update]
[Tuesday-morning update]
[Bumped]
[Update a couple minutes later]
Herd Immunity
Is the percentage needed for it lower than was thought? If so, this is good news.
[Update a while later]
“‘Herd immunity’ is misleading; what we need is augmented immunity.”
Unbearable Truths
…about our current political predicament.
I think that national debt and budget deficit is another.
Hygienic Fascism
Making the world a “safe space,” but at what cost?
China And WHO
Just how incestuous was the relationship? It arguably created the largest economic disaster in history.
Markets Work
…even in crisis, if you let them. Laws against “price gouging” are economically insane.