Trump fires opponents, pardons acolytes, and buys favors.
Government
Trump Escapes, until November
Government
Lockdown GDP Decline & Steps for Reopening
Lockdown costs 50% of our GDP, we are using our savings and borrowing from the future.
The state governments need to further pick up the slack left by the federal government’s ineptitude on testing and contact tracing,
Government
Why Lockdown?
1/3 of worldwide cases. 1/4 worldwide deaths, with just 1/25 of the world’s population.
Not the numbers of a successful handling of the pandemic.
Thinking in Daily Life
Mid-Pandemic Prognosis
It is most likely that the new coronavirus will be with us until everyone in the US has been exposed.
Thinking in Daily Life
Non-Logical Influences
The shadow of the leader is not a logical force, but social force.
Thinking in Daily Life
MindWorks and Internal Worldview
I always look for new angles to understand how the mind works. When Mark Gorkin (@stressdoc) mentioned that MindWorks uses beliefs, thoughts, and feelings to build its internal worldview, I knew I needed to read it.
My Fiction, Science
Ari Lox
How many square miles could he see from his satellite home, parked presently in its geostationary garage above the Amazon basin?
Writing Craft
Walk on the Wild Side
A journey into a mysterious world. Boulders that moved became deer.
My Fiction
First Home
They would follow tracks in the snow as soon as the Sun God lightened the morning sky.
Economic Policy
Lockdown Economic Takeaways
Universal healthcare, essential workers wage hike, and corporations reimburse government.
Economic Policy
Russia, Oil Prices, and the Ruble
A dropping oil price inevitably causes the ruble to fall.
Economic Policy
Pandemic Economic Valuations
Congress should not bailout companies except those associated with satisfying primary needs of people.
