Thoughts from Lileks on web advertising, the history of miracle cures, and China.
Pandemic Reading
David Harsanyi finally read Moby Dick. I read it when I was young. I don’t feel like I have time to reread it, though I hope to continue to live for a long time.
If You Can’t Figure Out What Joe Biden Says
…is it still a lie? The amazing thing is that these are all direct quotes.
[Update a while later]
Link fixed now.
Overmothered Men
America is awash in them. Not just “overmothered” but, more importantly, underfathered. This is also a key part of the sociocultural dysfunction in the black community, because welfare policies encouraged so many black women to marry the government instead of the fathers of their children.
Why Was Flynn Set Up?
It was probably to protect the Trump-Russia probe.
It’s a long timeline, but we continue to learn more and more about the corruption and abuse of power.
“Journalism” Professors
Are We Paranoid Enough?
In light of a new documentary on the subject, Kevin Williamson remembers Waco.
Orange County
A judge has refused to overturn Newsom’s capricious order to shut down its beaches.
Ventilators
Why is JPL building them?
On top of the point that they still have to be mass produced, we now have a surplus, and we’re finding out that in many cases we don’t need them (and may have been killing people with them).
[Update a few minutes later]
Related Twitter thread. Pronation seems to be more effective and safer than ventilators.
By Biden’s Own Standards
…he is guilty, and there is no need for due process.
These are his standards. If you don’t like them, he has others.