It’s time to get our fiscal house in order.
And no, reforming conservatism should not include embracing the New Deal.
On that last link, I hadn’t been aware that Conrad Black is an admirer of FDR. That’s disappointing.
[April 1st update]
Conrad Black responds.
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…is already here, and you’ll never guess what it’s called.
Virus thoughts from VDH. I don’t buy the 1-2% number. I think it will ultimately be shown to be much lower than that.
[Update a few minutes later]
More from VDH: Viral Prerequisites and Nationalist Lessons in Time of Plague.
[Update late morning]
Why herd immunity is not a solution, at least not without a vaccine.
I agree on principle, but I continue to believe that the ratio of infections to deaths is much less than one percent.
[Update a few minutes later]
Time for a second opinion.
…is spreading as fast as the virus.
[Update a couple minutes later]
The danger of the Orange Man Bad disease. And an epidemic of media partisanship.
I feel Andrew Ferguson’s pleasure. Life has changed very little for me, other than having Patricia home every day, instead of just weekends (which was going to happen anyway, with her retirement).
Unlike him, though, I do have to confess to enjoying hugs from attractive women.
She’s been putting out an entertaining newsletter for a while. Here‘s her latest.
Isolation thoughts from Lileks.
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We went for a drive on Saturday into Manhattan Beach, where the beach (like all LA County beaches) was closed. It was a ghost town, with just a few people walking around, and we could have parked almost anywhere. The most surreal thing was to see The Kettle closed. That restaurant has been 24/7 for decades. They’re not even doing takeout, just shuttered.
This is amusing. I suspect that purchasers of “essential oils” are more likely to be receptive to phrases like “Hope and change.”
[Monday-morning update]
Related: The woman who idiotically ingested aquarium-tank cleaner and poisoned her husband was a prolific donor to Democrat causes.
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