Category Archives: Covid

The Covid Coup

Posted on July 19, 2020 by Luke Ford

Angelo Codevilla writes: It should be clear that the COVID event in America is only tangentially about health. It is essentially a political campaign based on the pretense of health. Mere perusal of news from abroad is enough to see … Continue reading →

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How LA’s Orthodox Jews averted the worst of the pandemic

Posted on June 1, 2020 by Luke Ford

From the Forward, May 4, 2020: According to Yossi Manela, director of Chevra Kadisha Mortuary, only three Orthodox Jews with Covid-19 on their death certificate — all men, average age 75 years old — had passed through his funeral home. … Continue reading →

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Steve Sailer: How Many Quality-Adjusted Life Years Is Coronavirus Costing Us?

Posted on May 24, 2020 by Luke Ford

Comments at Steve Sailer: * If age is a relevant factor in the valuation (and surely it is) then that opens the door to a host of other factors that we’re not allowed to mention. The upshot and the implication … Continue reading →

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Covid & Culture

Posted on May 5, 2020 by Luke Ford

William Lind writes April 26: In most cultures, including Hispanic culture, you owe nothing to anyone who is not a member of your family, clan, or tribe, in that order of importance. The public realm is simply a combined dump … Continue reading →

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The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History

Posted on April 19, 2020 by Luke Ford

Here are some highlights from this 2005 book: * NOTHING COULD HAVE STOPPED the sweep of influenza through either the United States or the rest of the world – but ruthless intervention and quarantines might have interrupted its progress and … Continue reading →

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