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 […]
Future Look at Covid-20, or the Next Deadly Virus
What will the response be for Covid-20 or some other deadly virus down the road? Imagine what it will be like when there are opposing views within families, never mind on the county, state, and country levels. Let’s begin with investing. Guess which area has done well. Companies that offer stuff people need, such as […]
Anyone Can Get a COVID-19 Test at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami
The Miami Herald reports that “For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic hit South Florida, anyone regardless of age, underlying health conditions or known exposure to the disease is now eligible to get tested without an appointment.” Aaron Leibowitz and Joey Flechas continue: State officials announced Tuesday that the drive-thru testing site at Hard […]
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 […]
Let the Lockdown End, County by County
Pandemic Report No. 5 Grassroots protests are multiplying against the draconian stay-at-home orders, and every day brings new announcements of states ending parts of their lockdowns. The challenge is to do it intelligently to avoid a second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Geographically, the way to do that is to end the lockdowns on a […]
Cure is Worse than Disease as Government Loses It’s Way Back Home
Coronavirus Infects Stock Market: Part XXXV You feel it in your gut: The cure is worse than the disease. The numbers don’t support a stay-at-home, out-of-work policy for an entire country, never mind most of the world. Turns out Sweden was right from the beginning as was President Trump, who explained that America is not […]
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 […]
This Keeps You in the Game in Times Like These
Coronavirus Infects Stock Market: Part XXXIV Your takeaway from my chart below, where stocks did nothing for a generation is, dividends—as in d-i-v-i-d-e-n-d-s. In the chart below, they’re not included. It’s a simple price chart. Remember, if you’re receiving dividends—like rent on an income property—you’re being paid to be in the market. Price isn’t much […]
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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