Washington Square
Washington Square by Henry James My rating: 3 of 5 stars I selected Washington Square for diversion with an edifying thread. Unfortunately, it was a…
Author: Robert Hamill
Postal Service and Covid
Rural postal areas with small staff. It’s there that, by ill luck, when a worker catches covid there is less staff to pick up the…
Good For One
A single action may seem good for us, but if everyone does the same, the result is bad.
Eligible Book Snapshot
Very fine recasting of Pride and Prejudice to 21st century America with liberated woman and massive changes in technology and daily life.
Covid by Age Group
Children under 5 account for about 1% of all covid hospitalizations. Not zero. It does happen, but it's a low rate.
Covid-19 Cases and Hospital Admissions
The major decline resulted from the mainly successful effort to ensure that covid-19 did not run rampant through long-term care facilities.
Trump’s Voter Appeal
Trump makes his followers feel the center of all reality. He defines who they are and declares them special.
Before and After the Election
If Trump loses, watch how quickly Republicans forget their trillions for bailouts and insist on budget discipline forbids Main Street assistance.
Populism in 2020
Reliance on belief only leads us astray when we must ignore facts. Facts are correctives to flawed beliefs.