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 […]
Crisis in the Dallas Diocese
The unexpected move by Bishop Burns to take local control away from schools and impose a mask mandate the night before most schools reopened in August has resulted in a crisis of confidence in the Dallas Diocese. This has been exacerbated by the manner in which the bishop and the school superintendent, Matt Vereecke, have […]
The perils of COVID-zero—how policymakers should manage endemic COVID-19
As the COVID-19 pandemic has evolved and we’ve learned more about the virus, the way we manage it should have evolved as well. From a policymaking perspective, step one is acknowledging that it’s one of many risks we face in life; we need to weigh up all of life’s risks as we decide how to tackle […]
No, children with COVID-19 aren’t filling up Texas intensive care units
Headlines such as “Dallas-Fort Worth out of ICU beds for children as surge in COVID-19 cases continues” have left many with the impression that in addition to being more contagious, the Delta variant is hitting kids harder than previous versions of the virus. It’s especially puzzling to those of us who’ve followed the science closely. […]
Coronavirus contemplations II
Some further contemplations of mine regarding the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. How has the US performed during the pandemic? When I first shared a series of contemplations in March 2020 at the onset of the pandemic, I noted David Harsanyi’s prediction that the United States would be the best place to ride it out. This was […]