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Category Archives: Covid
Tracking the Real Coronavirus Death Toll in the United States
I don’t have any strong opinions on Covid-19 and the proper response. This New York Times article, however, seems important: “Many epidemiologists believe measuring excess deaths is the best way to assess the impact of the virus in real time. … Continue reading
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The Covid Coup
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
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?
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
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
The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History
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)
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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A War Like No Other: How the Athenians and Spartans Fought the Peloponnesian War (4-5-20)
00:00 Peloponnesian War 22:00 The Real Coronavirus Chronology Shows Trump Was On Top Of It While Biden Was Mocking The Danger 33:30 NYT: The Rising Heroes of the Coronavirus Era? Nations’ Top Scientists 47:30 NYT: How New Jersey’s First Coronavirus … Continue reading
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Corona Comments
From comments to Steve Sailer’s blog: * This morning’s story about Bronx Zoo tigers catching the WuFlu is certainly aimed at maintaining peak public anxiety. * Japanese television programs are now being produced by dramatically reduced skeleton staff, as few … Continue reading
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