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Lockdowns won't stop it now

April 10 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Coronavirus, Economics

We are where we are; we need to live with our decisions to-date. Dr Ladapo has perspective worth consideration.

WSJ  4/10/2020   By Joseph A. Ladapo The pandemic crisis now rests on a fulcrum. On one side is Covid-19 and every possible action that might prevent people from contracting and dying from infection. On the other side is everything... Read more

the virus kills red and blue alike

April 3 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Democrat Party, Party Politics, Strassel, The Left

Crises have a way of separating the leaderlike wheat from the opportunistic chaff. Coronavirus is the crisis of our time, and the political winnowing is something to behold. Example: The Trump administration spent this week distributing ventilators, standing up small-business loans, dispatching hospital ships, erecting alternate care facilities, explaining virus modeling, revamping regulations to keep truckers on the road, and plastering... Read more

protect who?

April 2 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Coronavirus, Unions

The disease can’t be that deadly if the ODE is taking this position, can it? WSJ  4/1/2020

Oregon has cancelled public-school classes amid the pandemic, but political self-interest never sleeps. The Oregon Education Association and its labor allies are now blocking hundreds of children from continuing their education at virtual public charter schools. As of Oct. 1, more than 14,000... Read more

SHould I try to get Covid-19?

April 2 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Coronavirus

WSJ  4/1/2020

In pursuit of something called Q rating, TV presenters and others with public images prefer to talk about ideal outcomes rather than optimal ones. This is a problem I have alluded to more than once in the Covid-19 crisis. Then it was all thrown out the window when a noted stock picker on CNBC asked Mike Pence a... Read more

What Victory looks like

March 23 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Economics, Health

As I have said before, it is good to have alternative views to consider. And this is one.  mrossol ====== WSJ  3/20/2020 A telling moment came on CNBC Thursday. A host gently shushed the learned Jim Grant, editor of Grant’s Interest Rate Observer, saying discussion of tradeoffs was not encouraged. On TV, delivering up unpleasant choices is bad for the brand. Unfortunately policy... Read more

Rethinking The Coronavirus Shutdown

March 21 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Health

Always good to have alternate perspectives.This “crisis” needs to be keep in perspective. mrossol ======= By The Editorial Board WSJ Updated March 19, 2020 7:40 pm ET Financial markets paused their slide Thursday, but no one should think this rolling economic calamity is over. If this government-ordered shutdown continues for much more than another week or two, the human cost of job losses and... Read more

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