Blog Small Slider

Post-Lockdown: Insist On The Old Normal 0
- Culture
- May 8, 2020
When the CIA wanted to circumvent possible Chinese bugging of its offices in Beijing in the 1980s, it came up with a voice protector or “hush phone,” essentially two masks with tubes running between them. It worked, but no one would use it. George Shultz said he felt “ludicrous” wearing something that made him look
READ MORE
Governments Switched From ‘Flatten the Curve’ to ‘Lockdown Until Vaccine’0
- Culture
- May 7, 2020
In the early days of the COVID-19 panic – back in mid-March – articles began to appear pushing the idea of “flattening the curve” (The Washington Post ran an article called “Flatten the Curve” on March 14). This idea was premised on spreading out the total number of COVID-19 infections over time, so as to
READ MORE
Naming a Biden Cabinet Before the Election Is a Huge Risk 0
- History
- May 7, 2020
In addition to the rumblings about whom he’ll name as his vice presidential candidate, presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden recently surprised many political observers by suggesting that he might also announce the selection of some Cabinet members before November’s election. This would be an unusual move that poses some risks – as well as
READ MORE

Common Sense on Communist China 0
- Economics
- May 7, 2020
President Trump repeatedly has called on companies to move their factories out of Communist China. He imposed tariffs after determining the Chinese government was illegally subsidizing the production of those goods. Companies responded by asking the president to lift the tariffs, parroting the Chinese Communist party line. Then the coronavirus came along and exposed the
READ MORE
American Prayer in the Midst of Crises 0
- History
- May 7, 2020
Several weeks ago, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo gave a press conference on – what else? – the coronavirus. The press conference was, like many these days, a discussion of numbers and the problems of reopening the economy, but one statement was a bit startling. Discussing the hopeful sign of plateauing numbers, Cuomo expressed caution
READ MORE
Indifference Is Complicity in the Revolution 0
- Philosophy
- May 7, 2020
The form that American society takes after the COVID-19 stay-at-home orders, business closures, and social distancing will entirely depend on the attitudes of America’s citizens. Those who reject the Patrick Henry approach, valuing life and indifferent to the gift of liberty, will be content to trust the government for safety via its newly acquired pandemic
READ MORE