As of St. Patrick’s Day – only six short days ago – there were 5,000 cases of the Wuhan flu in the U.S., reports Roger Kimball in Spectator.us. As Mr. Kimball notes, 95 people have died from it. “Ninety-five.” Over 25% of Deaths from One Place Of those 95 deaths, 25 are associated with one […]
Archives for March 2020
You Want a Gun? Gov. Raimondo Says You Have to Wait
People across America are lining up to purchase guns and ammunition in an effort to protect their families from the threat of looting and violence during the COVID-19 crisis. They remember times like Hurricanes Sandy and Katrina when the worst Americans took advantage of the weak by looting their homes and businesses. Already there are […]
RIP Kenny Rogers
Long-time friend Bob Morrison wrote the Grammy-winning Kenny Rogers song “You Decorated My Life.” He was ASCAP’s Country Songwriter of the Year in 1978, 1980, 1981, and 1982, and inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2016. Here’s an email exchange on the passing of Kenny Rogers. EJ It was great to hear […]
Italy Tightens Controls, India Locks-Down, Trump Keeps North Korea Dialogue Open
Foreign Policy Morning Brief (abridged): New Delhi on lockdown. New Delhi’s 21 million residents will be placed under lockdown until March 31 as India seeks to confront the coronavirus. On Sunday, Indians observed a “janata” curfew, or people’s curfew, as Indians were encouraged to stay at home until 9 p.m. Although the country has only registered 341 cases […]
Coronavirus Map
Pelosi and Schumer Send Market Plunging by Blocking Coronavirus Bill
This weekend, Democrats blocked a bill meant to alleviate the suffering of Americans and American businesses. Giancarlo Sopo reports for The Blaze: In a 47-47 vote, Senate Democrats blocked a critical $2 trillion coronavirus economic relief package on Sunday. The move sent futures markets plummeting by over 5%. According to the Washington Examiner, the Democrats have stalled the […]
“Some Sixty Million People Died in World War II”
When you read the following quotes from Victor Davis Hanson’s The Second World Wars it becomes crystal clear why bad actors like Iran’s Soleimani needed to be killed. Quotes from Victor Davis Hanson’s: The Second World Wars: Some sixty million people died in World War II. [Hitler’s] Axis losers killed or starved to death about […]
In the Age of Coronavirus – a View from Your Couch
All right, we are entering day whatever of lockdown, thanks to the C. virus. And with movie theaters pulling the plug on popcorn machines across our fair land, Joe Morgenstern advises gifting ourselves a subscription to the Criterion Channel, “a rich resource for American and international classics.” Mr. Morgenstern reviews a number of contagion-based films […]
Amid the Coronavirus, a Hopeful Message from Beaune, France
Today, I received this hopeful message from my friend Johan, in Beaune, France. Like much of the world, Johan and the rest of Beaune’s population are currently in a coronavirus lockdown. Dear Richard, Thank you for reaching out, we are all ok, no cases in BEAUNE so far. The state and our banks has promised […]
In the Age of Coronavirus – the Global Response
I’m unsure of the original source, but a kind relative thought we might be in need of a little levity as Dick and I enter day #3 of lockdown in the Keys. All of which is making at least me “a bit cross.” Britain The English are feeling the pinch in relation to the recent […]
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