Mid to late March, as COVID-19 pandemic fears spread, public health officials warned of a devastating wave of infections that could imperil Florida’s large senior population, reports WSJ in today’s front-page story (abridged). But so far, the state seems to have dodged that fate, despite not following advice to impose measures such as an early, […]
Business Owner Uses Common Sense in Age of Coronavirus
One owner of a restaurant in Texas could not watch his business dissolve due to coronavirus shutdown. Matt Brice, owner of Federal American Grill in Houston, said he could no longer stomach watching his workers’ lives destroyed while his business remained closed. When asked if he felt his action was an expression of “defiance,” Mr. […]
Don’t Worry, Joe. Trump Can’t Stop the Election
Not to diminish the Obama administration’s former VP, but at a recent online fundraiser, Joe Biden opined, “Mark my words, I think he (Trump) is going to try to kick back the election somehow.” Before getting unnecessarily wadded up, Joe and his supporters might start with the text of the Constitution, upon which the 20th […]
Joe Biden and the Annals of Double Standards
In the “Annals of Double Standards,” James Freeman gives readers of the WSJ a Tweet from from Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams. Stacey Abrams, September 28, 2018: After the courageous and compelling testimony from Dr. Christine Blasey Ford yesterday, it is shameful that Kavanaugh’s nomination is being rushed forward. I believe women, and I believe survivors […]
Coronavirus and Deus ex Machina
God from the Machine is a plot device from ancient Greek theater whereby a seemingly unsolvable problem in a story is suddenly and abruptly resolved by an unexpected, unlikely occurrence. The function of deus ex machine is to resolve an otherwise irresolvable plot situation, to either bring the tale to a happy ending or act […]
Andy Kessler on Coronavirus Suicide and Recovery
The coronavirus lockdown appears to be coming to an end. Slowly perhaps, but there is a glimmer of hope at the end of this long tunnel. But, as Andy Kessler reminds WSJ readers, there’s a new parlor game sweeping the nation: predicting the shape and span of the economic recovery. After Falling off a Cliff, […]
Trump: Let Them Drink Lysol?
The Good News: Covid-19 seems to be more widespread, but less lethal than earlier indicated. The Bad News: The good news is lost amid media stridency. “Instead,” writes Victor Davis Hanson, “the public gets 20-second distortions in the evening news that Trump wants us to drink Lysol.” In two paragraphs reporting on the president’s remarks, the New […]
China’s Bigger Problem – Its Damaged Brand
America, if not the world, is angry. China has been lethally dishonest over the coronavirus outbreak. It may be a long time before the world can be confident of the “safety and reliability of Chinese exports,” writes Victor Davis Hanson in NRO. China’s overseas brand is tarnished. Importers can never again be sure of the […]
The Canary in the Coronavirus Mine Shaft
As six states prepare to end Shelter in Place and face Coronavirus head-on, the other 46 states will be watching to see if the canary lives or dies. For Americans, it has been a crash course in the “uncertain nature and limitations of scientific knowledge,” suggests Daniel Henninger in the WSJ. America Tired of Disputes […]
Trump Asks Harvard to Return Coronavirus Money
Harvard has a $41 billion endowment. Yes, that’s a B. Harvard, along with Princeton and Stanford, has decided to do the right thing and turn down taxpayer-funded coronavirus relief paid for with the CARES Act Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund. Harvard spokesman Jason Newton in a statement Wednesday: We have previously said that Harvard, like other […]
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