2021 archive
Supply Change 0
Thom and Professor Steve Keen explore the true causes of the recent inflation and find it is related to the long-term supply chain change.
Afterthought:
Remember, China did not “take” American jobs.
American businesses moved them there so as to avoid paying American wages to American workers.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Be polite to other drivers of motorized conveyances whilst traversing the nation’s highways and byways.
We are a broken society.
Vaccine Nation 0
Stuart Blume offers thorough look at the concept of “herd immunity.” Methinks that it is a worthwhile read in these viral times. A nugget:
On the whole, no. In one study, for example, participants reported that their personal decisions were unaffected by whether people around them were vaccinated or not. Even among those who said they were influenced by their social network, few referred to herd immunity specifically. Some people recognized that childhood immunization had indirect benefits to the community. Nevertheless, they thought about immunizing their own children in terms of what they saw as their child’s benefit.
I must say that, when I was eagerly anticipated getting vaccinated against COVID, I was thinking primarily of my own safety and that of those around me, but I was also thinking of the society as a whole. Perhaps that’s because I’m old enough to remember pictures of little children (my age at the time) in iron lungs because of polio and how, once Dr. Salk and then Dr. Sabin perfected their vaccines, those pictures (and polio) went away.
I saw with my own eyes dramatic proof of the effectiveness of vaccines, and my mind goggles at portion of our populace which denies the evidence of things seen.
Geek Stuff 0
Running Spybot S & D in a VirtualBox virtual machine of Windows 8 on Ubuntu MATE with the Plasma desktop environment.
If you use Windows, you really should be using Spybot. It protects you from many variants of spyware.
The Climates They Are a-Changing 0
Historian Alfred McCoy is not sanguine (and I fear believe that he is far more right than wrong in his predictions).
Denial Is Not Just a River in Egypt 0
It is also a key element in the strategy of American racists and bigots going back over a century and a half.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Politeness is a family value.
Aside:
One more time, “accidental” and “negligent” are not synonyms. This child will bear the weight of his parents’ negligence for the rest of his life.
Things You Can Bank On 0
You can bank on the notion that this fellow chose the wrong line of work.
Crisis Authors 0
At the Washington Monthly, Lindsay M. Chervinsky dissects Republicans’ strategy. Here’s the nutshell, follow the link for the full exposition (emphasis added).
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
The hunt for politeness continues.
One wonders, was it the antlers or the fluffy white tail?
One more time, “responsible gun owner” is an oxymoron.
All the News that Fits 0
Fox news staffers’ texts reveal “the Trump Fox feedback loop.”
