NOLA-based author of ‘Great Influenza’ says this thing is awful
[March 10] Don’t panic, but do be afraid enough to be very, very cautious. The novel coronavirus epidemic almost certainly will get a lot worse before it ever gets “contained.” […]
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Two on how people are mis-responding to the virus
Virus patients should voluntarily release their names [March 9]. All coronavirus patients who happened to be in multiperson public places during the disease’s incubation period ought to voluntarily allow their […]
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Two on Trump and the virus
Trump blew his national address on COIVD-19 (March 11). President Trump’s speech on the coronavirus pandemic was one of the worst Oval Office addresses, terrible on both style and specifics. […]
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Judge merits punishment for unethical, overt politicking
(Published March 13) Precedent suggests that a federal district court judge from Wisconsin merits severe discipline for his recent, highly politicized paper in the Harvard Law & Policy Review. In […]
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Why Jeff Sessions may have a runoff advantage after all
(March 4) President Trump already is taking potshots at former Attorney General Jeff Sessions, but a further analysis of yesterday’s Alabama Republican primary for the U.S. Senate should give Sessions […]
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Millennials should stop whining: We live in prosperous times
(March 3) New research from the Federal Reserve Board confirms that standards of living in the United States have been improving. Once again, it is poppycock to say they have […]
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Jeff Sessions at first looked like he faced uphill battle in runoff
(March 4) Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions faces an uphill battle to win back the U.S. Senate seat from Alabama that he held for 20 years. Sessions now will be […]
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Schumer shows how political apologies keep getting worse
(March 5) Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York just proved again that if a politician doesn’t do an apology right even after two tries, then he isn’t really […]
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Trump must build a Wall… on a key federal appeals court
(March 6) For a very important, newly opening federal judicial seat, the best possible nominee is the principal deputy solicitor general of the United States, Jeff Wall. Wall, who on […]
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After GOP primary, Doug Jones awaits with bundles of loot
(Feb. 24) While polls and common sense both say that incumbent Democratic Sen. Doug Jones of Alabama has little chance of winning reelection this fall, Jones retains one clear advantage […]
