On 31 January, as President Trump is not shy about reminding Americans at his daily briefings, the President banned U.S. travel with China. The Chronology of the Coronavirus The Center for Disease Control (CDC) was assuring Americans that the risk to America was low. The World Health Organization (WHO) was covering for China. Democrats were […]
Archives for April 2020
In Rotation During Lockdown: Red Garland Trio at the Prelude
In rotation during lockdown, Red Garland Trio at the Prelude.
Is America Going to Break Down When the Second Wave of the Virus Hits?
Pat Buchanan writes at his blog, Buchanan.org: On March 3, Super Tuesday, we were caught up in the 14 primary contests after Joe Biden’s stunning victory in South Carolina, which broke the momentum of Sen. Bernie Sanders’ wins in Iowa, New Hampshire and Nevada. What March 2020 produced and what it appears to portend is […]
RIP Ellis Marsalis
Sadly, New Orleans musician Ellis Marsalis passed away on April 1 at 85 from complications caused by the coronavirus. Marsalis was a Marine, a professor, a father of six, and a jazz music legend. Marsalis sons Wynton and Branford Marsalis are jazz legends in their own right. He is also father to Ellis III, Delfeayo, […]
More Bold Lies Out of China
The Wall Street Journal’s Jing Yang reports that Luckin Coffee, a Chinese competitor to Starbucks, has discovered it COO Jing Liu and members of his team fabricated large amounts of the company’s 2019 revenues, and possibly those in previous years as well. The WSJ reports: Luckin said it has suspended chief operating officer Jing Liu […]
Duterte Says Shoot Philippines Lockdown Violators “Dead”
President Rodrigo Duterte has allowed the use of deadly force against lockdown violators in the Philippines, reports Martin Petty for Reuters. He writes: In a televised address, Duterte said it was vital everyone cooperates and follows home quarantine measures, as authorities try to slow the contagion and spare the country’s fragile health system from being […]
In the Age of Coronavirus – the Long Term Path to Democratic Socialism?
When asked her view of the Coronavirus crisis, one centenarian, isolated at an eldercare facility in the Midwest, explained, “I was a nurse in World War II, and we knew exactly what we were doing and why. What makes this so different is the constant uncertainty.” “It’s nice to know the wisdom of age still […]
Barter is Back: Know the True Value of Your Eggs and Soap
Coronavirus Infects Stock Market: Part XXIII Barter is back. You may be one of the Americans who has been forced to trade eggs or soap for toilet paper. But you need to know the true value of what you own. That goes for your investments as well. Olga Kharif reports at Bloomberg: Since the beginning […]
Coronavirus is About to Engulf Mexico: Secure the Border Now!
There’s no more important time to secure the Southern border, writes John Daniel Davidson in The Federalist. Mexico is about to see an explosion of coronavirus cases thanks to a policy by the Mexican government that has essentially ignored the virus for weeks. Davidson writes: Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador repeatedly dismissed the need […]
Newport RI Landlord Cuts Tenants’ Rent in Half for April
“We’re really in partnership with all of our tenants here, we do a lot of things together.” Those are the words of Bartlett Dunbar, President of Newport, RI based Bowen’s Wharf Company. The company has decided to cut its tenants’ rent in half in April to help them get through the coronavirus shut down. WJAR’s […]