Category Archives: Corona Virus

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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There Is No Inner Party (Bob Iger Version)

Posted on April 13, 2020 by Luke Ford

Steve Sailer writes: There is no Inner Party who can explain how the world really works, like at the end of 1984 and Brave New World. Nobody knows anything. Conspiracy theorists have much too high an estimation of the capabilities … Continue reading →

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Trump’s Platform For 2020 – Protectionism (4-7-20)

Posted on April 7, 2020 by Luke Ford
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