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The novel coronavirus 2019 pandemic was declared a national emergency in the U.S. by the President on March 13, 2020. Far along the timeline, we’re now just a few weeks away from the 6-month mark here. So much was unknown … Continue reading →

Memorial Day to honor those who served and lost their lives in that service. As always, I support the troops. My divergence from most Americans is that I wouldn’t have sent them to die in bullsh*t wars in the first … Continue reading →

The COVID lockdowns continue, although many states are phasing back into permitting many businesses to open under conditions of masking, distancing, reduced patrons, etc. Some states are still heavy in their controls. For example, there was a protest in Michigan … Continue reading →

Although treated as social pariahs for speaking out, despite the threats to their careers and reputations, there are a number of physicians, epidemiologists, scientists, economists and politicians that provide reasoned opposition to the extreme social and economic lockdowns of governments’ … Continue reading →

Lockdowns continue in most of the world. While some states in the US are moving towards phased opening of businesses, others have extended lockdowns to as late as July 5, 2020. The economic fallout continues with record unemployment and underemployment … Continue reading →

If we look at the lockdowns as treatment of the virus, or at least as medical prevention, then part of that prescriptive responsibility is to know the side effects and costs of that treatment. The four principles of medical ethics … Continue reading →

COVID-19 lockdowns continue. Much of the country has been prohibited by federal and/or state governments from working, moving about, purchasing “non-essential” items, or associating freely (even with masks and distancing). Churchgoers and clergy for Easter services were fined or arrested … Continue reading →

Pandemics, climate change, natural disasters, destruction of civilizations, government excesses and collapses, famine, oppression, war, slavery, greed and exploitation, the rise and fall of many empires,… and the human perseverance, development, markets and successes over the thousands of years that … Continue reading →

I wrote last week about the novel coronavirus strain that has the world paralyzed. Of particular note is the experience in Italy with their ICU beds filled to capacity. The state of that nation has driven increasingly drastic isolation responses in the … Continue reading →