Part One of a series. She’s going to need a bigger blog.
Category Archives: History
Apollo 13 And The Coronavirus
Marina Koren watched the movie (she was probably a little kid in Russia when it first came out) for the first time.
I keep hearing the phrase “the new normal.” I think I’ll write about why we haven’t had a normal for a couple centuries. With technological change, we’ve always had societal change.
Putting The Virus In Perspective
It could be much worse.
I tweeted a couple weeks ago that I wasn’t worried about the virus, because I’d already been killed by Trump’s election, the end of Net Neutrality, and the tax-rate cuts.
[Update early afternoon]
The Constitution dies of coronavirus.
It had a good run. The Bee has been on fire throughout this.
Being Libertarian In A Pandemic
Thoughts from Eugene Volokh.
Our biggest problem continues to be a paucity of information. The old saying is that knowledge is power, and right now, we’re still pretty powerless in that regard.
[Update a while later]
Pandemics come and go, but medical masks are eternal.
Linda Tripp
RIP.
She was the only person in that mess who told the truth, or showed any integrity, and she paid a societal price for it. She was brutalized by the Clinton-worshipping media, and the “comedians” on SNL.
This is a reminder that we really need an early-detection capability for pancreatic cancer.
Why Obama Would Have Botched This
I’m surprised there are only six reasons.
[Update a couple minutes later]
They didn’t even include this one.
The New Prohibition
Pennsylvania has made it both difficult and dangerous to purchase liquor.
Much of the response to this has been insane (and unconstitutional, and power grabby).
The Copperhead Media
A history lesson relevant to the current crisis.
Apollo 13
Hard to believe it’s the half-century anniversary.
Admiral Whitey Feightner
RIP.
The second world war continues to pass from living memory.