…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.
Regulatory Relief
…can save lives.
A lot of regulations are merely special-interest rent seeking.
[Late-morning update]
Trump is rolling back fuel-efficiency standards.
He should eliminate them, if possible, but that would probably require legislation. They are an idiotic relic of the energy crisis, almost half a century ago. In my opinion, they’re unconstitutional, or should be. Same with toilet specifications.
The New Chinese Crew Module
…looks like it meets the International Docking Standard. It’s a sensible thing to do, even if they don’t currently have permission to dock with ISS.
Springtime For Introverts
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.
FISA Applications
Every single one that Horowitz examined was flawed.
Shut the whole thing down, and prosecute some people.
The CCP
The CCP has been lying from the beginning, and continues to, yet their media organs the NYT, WaPo, CNN et al continue to carry their water, because Orange Man Bad.
Mark Levin said on his show last night that the Soviet Union never damaged our country (and the world) the way that the CCP has. I’m not sure that’s true, if you look at the decades-long damage it did, but it certainly never killed people and destroyed wealth this quickly.
[Tuesday-morning update]
The Chinese Communist Party versus America.
[Bumped]
[Update a few minutes later]
Why China must be held accountable.
I’d start by recognizing Taiwan.
[Update a while later]
How China’s lies brought the world to its knees.
Claire Berlinski
She’s been putting out an entertaining newsletter for a while. Here‘s her latest.
Weiner’s Laptop
Will we ever know what was actually on it?
Not unless there’s a thorough housecleaning at the FBI.
[Update a couple minutes later]
I’m sure there are a lot of people at the bureau happy to have a pandemic to keep this out of the news, not that most of the media would want to report on it anyway.
Meanwhile, In Potential Future Catastrophes
Good progress in validating an asteroid-deflection code.
I’ll have a lot more confidence when we get out there and establish some ground (so to speak) truth.
Space-Age Gas Stations
Isolation thoughts from Lileks.
[Update a while later]
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.