Viral Vigilantes 0
Civilization is a thin veneer indeed.
The Epidemiologist’s Apologist 0
A conservative right-wing* law professor tried his hand at sciencing and failed miserably.
In related news, The Roanoke Times’s Dan Casey, who is decidedly not an apologist for the Epidemiologist-in-Chief, responds to those who complain that his coverage of Donald Trump has been–er–less than even-handed.
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*He’s with the Hoover Institute.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
A polite society is a clean society.
Aside:
I always unloaded guns before disassembling and cleaning them. I guess I’m old school.
All the News that Fits 0
Sam unspins a Fox business segment.
QOTD 0
Bronson Pinchot, as George Burton:
We, um, sociopaths, we would do anything, lie, manipulate, anything, to get what we want.
A Tune for the Times 0
Via my brother in Virginia’s Northern Neck.
The Big Shill 0
Mike Littwin notes that Donald Trump wants the governors–particularly Democratic governors–of states fighting coronavirus to “do us a favor.” An excerpt:
And here’s the kicker, the so-Trump-like kicker, the kicker that only Trump would proudly admit to: Trump said his problem with Inslee and Whitmer was that they weren’t showing him — and, to his credit, he actually included his team — proper appreciation.
A Neo No-No 0
At the Bangor Daily News, Mark Anderson suggests the rapid spread of coronavirus has been exacerbated by our embrace of Neoliberal economic theory. A snippet (emphasis added); follow the link for the rest:
Aside:
Neoliberals and conservatives distrust expertise for a very simple reason. The facts lean left.
The True Believers 0
Leonard Pitts, Jr., marvels at the Trumpettes’ loyalty to their idol.
Held Heath Hostage
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Afterthought:
Last night, we watched an episode of Cheers, a sitcom from the ’80s, in which a subplot involved a $683.00 emergency room bill.
Good times.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Yet another responsible gun owner discharges his responsibility.