Eligible Book Snapshot
Eligible: A Modern Retelling of Pride & Prejudice by Curtis Sittenfeld My rating: 4 of 5 stars Very fine recasting of Pride and Prejudice to 21st century America with liberated woman and massive changes in…
Author: Robert Hamill
Covid by Age Group
We hear that covid is more serious for older people and that children don't get it much. Being a number person, I like to see the numbers. I went to CDC and got the latest…
Covid-19 Cases and Hospital Admissions
I've heard the doctors and newscasters say that hospitalizations occur a few weeks after the covid-19 cases occur. I wanted to see how long that lag was. CDC Data I went to the CDC site,…
Trump’s Voter Appeal
The political animal in me is intrigued by how and why Trump gained so many votes. This year's election was not like 2016 when he could run on promises. In 2020, he has a record…
Covid-19 Increase in Deaths
How trivial is the covid-19 death rate? It has increased the US death rate by 10% every month. Deaths per Day. Aggregated to Month October portended 232,500 deaths, but there were 256,000 deaths. MonthCovid-Identified DeathsTypical…
Voting Decisions in a Democratic Republic
The United States is a democratic republic. Democratic meaning rule of the majority and republic implying a union of states. The Constitution does not provide that the union of democratic states be a democracy in…
Only People
“The government of the people, by the people, and for the people” doesn’t mention corporations. Neither does the Constitution, yet corporations now deeply influence the people’s government. Corporations are secondary entities to economically organize and…
Before and After the Election
The mass media has focused so much on high-flying Wall Street than struggling Main Street has received insufficient attention. It's mentioned that the pandemic lockdown damages the economy and increases unemployment, but happy talk about…
Wall Street and Main Street
The mass media uses Wall Street and Main Street in their discussions. Of course, they have overlap, but Wall Street is happiest when the S&P is rising and Main Street when GDP is rising. Unfortunately,…
New Look for Burning Thoughts.
The web site has a new look-and-feel. I ran some sanity checks, but with so many changes I might have missed some things. Send any comments to rhamill@gmx.com. BeforeAfterLess clutter Thank you,Robert