Category Archives: Social Commentary
Roasting Chicken
I didn’t realize it was such a rare phenomenon. I rarely buy boneless chicken, and we roast a whole one (or split and grill it) almost every week, and then make soup with the leftovers, and have been doing it for years.
I continue to wonder how much this will change peoples’ eating habits, now that so many have learned to cook. It may mean that the restaurant industry will never recover to pre-plague levels.
Florida
…is ruled to be in violation of science for not having more people die.
California Democrats
…want to bring back racial preferences, forever. Because racists gonna racist. I hope it does backfire on them.
Opening Schools
The CDC recommendations are insane.
Just get rid of the CDC, and replace it with an organization actually trying to control disease.
Scientists
Why they sometimes change their minds and disagree.
Part of the problem here is that “science says” has been used as a political bludgeon for too long, particularly with regard to climate.
Journalists
…are not heroes.
No, they’re not. Well, true journalists might be, but these people are hacks.
Superspreading
What causes some to transmit the disease more than others?
[Update a few minutes later]
The immune system may have a unique response to the coronavirus (also an interesting description of how viruses work).
The Lockdown
…is no longer constitutionally justified.
Much of it never was, particularly given the capriciousness with which many took action.
The Lies We Live By
Greg Gutfeld repeatedly makes the point that the people who claim that we can’t make choices between health and the economy are acting like children. Kevin Williamson takes the kids to task, including AOC.