I think we’ve all read enough about the coronavirus pandemic to take it seriously. We have no idea what the infection rate, survival rate, etc. are going to be, apart from broad parameters; we can only go by the information available to us, and much of that information is suspect. However, the trend is ominous. … Continue reading COVID-19: What can I, personally, do to help?
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The “perfect storm” may be brewing in Europe
Europe is facing perhaps the most critical set of challenges in its modern history – and in combination, they threaten to destroy the European Union and its common currency, the Euro. The coronavirus pandemic is merely the “cherry on top” of a set of other issues that are all coming to a head simultaneously. What’s… Continue reading The “perfect storm” may be brewing in Europe
COVID-19: Update for March 16, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic is now having a major impact on the American way of life, right across the country. I’d guess we have at least two, and possibly three to four months of major social and economic disruption staring us in the face. After-effects will almost certainly continue for much longer than that, but I… Continue reading COVID-19: Update for March 16, 2020
A special Saturday post
I normally post a book snippet on Saturday mornings. However, today, in the light of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, I’m going to put up a podcast instead. I’m obliged to reader Robert R. for sending me the link to the video below. It’s Joe Rogan interviewing Dr. Michael Osterholm, who is “an American public-health scientist… Continue reading A special Saturday post
COVID-19: Update for March 13, 2020
Welcome to Friday the 13th, dear readers! Here are a few useful links and tips concerning the coronavirus pandemic that I’ve gleaned over the past day or so. First, as most readers know, I was involved with law enforcement as a prison chaplain for a number of years. I wrote a book about it a… Continue reading COVID-19: Update for March 13, 2020
COVID-19: The facts as of March 12, 2020
There are lots of things happening around the coronavirus epidemic – sorry, it’s a pandemic now – but most of them revolve around issues we’ve already addressed in earlier articles here, and others have addressed ad nauseam elsewhere. Still, it’s good to have accurate, insightful information on which to base our own decisions and actions,… Continue reading COVID-19: The facts as of March 12, 2020
Be careful what you wish for
I had to laugh at a suggestion from an Australian economist concerning the run on toilet paper supplies in that country, thanks to the coronavirus epidemic. There really does seem to be a panic about it there, as this video from an Aldi store in Sydney demonstrates. Alfredo Paloyo offers his views, including this suggestion.… Continue reading Be careful what you wish for
COVID-19: Look after the small things you can control
The fear-mongering and panic stations concerning the current coronavirus epidemic are reaching fever pitch. Politicians are accusing each other of failing to prepare for it; pundits are bloviating every which way; and alarums and excursions are the order of the day. In the midst of all this folderol, we find ourselves rudderless. Which way should… Continue reading COVID-19: Look after the small things you can control
COVID-19 and container imports – the cupboard is bare
OK, folks, this isn’t a news broadcast or a government statement. This video was put up today by a truck driver at the Port of Los Angeles. She shows us the real conditions on the ground at the container facility there, thanks to the coronavirus epidemic. I’ll let her do the talking. If you buy… Continue reading COVID-19 and container imports – the cupboard is bare