The Seattle Times (via the Washington Post) published more pandemic ‘fear porn’ this week under the ridiculous headline, “What can vaccinated kids safely do? What about summer camp? Experts answer parenting pandemic questions“. The headline is bad enough, but the advice is just as terrible. As more balanced doctors (and some of the people in […]
Thoughts on ‘Whatever happened to American conservatism?’
David Brooks wrote a piece in the Atlantic last month entitled, ‘Whatever happened to American Conservatism‘. It started out well, but it seemed to me it lost the plot as it concluded. I’ve had a love/hate relationship with Brooks over the years, so wasn’t surprised. The following are some observations I shared in December with […]
What grocery store cartel?
<some comments of mine from an email discussion with colleagues> I must admit I’m pretty puzzled by suggestions there’s a grocery store cartel in the US or by questions about whether there should be a national grocery store chain. By all appearances, the grocery store business is highly competitive, there are few barriers to entry […]
Coronavirus contemplations III
Some more thoughts on the pandemic from recent articles and op-eds in the press. In his Wall Street Journal column, Holman Jenkins hits the nail on the head in examining where governments failed from the start of the pandemic—not distinguishing between high risk and low risk populations, and focusing efforts on those at highest risk. […]
Like most parents, we won’t be giving our kids the COVID vaccine right away
An overwhelming and increasing majority of parents are choosing not to vaccinate their kids from COVID. While my wife and I were at the front of the line to get ourselves vaccinated, we’re in good company with the more than 70% of parents who are in no rush to get shots for their 5 to […]
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