Author Archives: Michael

Epidemics 101

Posted on May 9, 2020 by Michael

So much of what Twitter “experts” say about reopening the country is wrong, misleading or irrelevant.  What most of them are missing is a basic understanding of the nature of an epidemic such as Covid-19.  In order to address this … Continue reading →

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Monday Perspective

Posted on May 4, 2020 by Michael

A couple of articles in today’s New York Times provides some useful perspective on a couple of things that the pandemic deniers have been hanging hats on. The Santa Clara Study. The Santa Clara study purported to find that the … Continue reading →

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Bill Maher: Dunce

Posted on May 3, 2020 by Michael

All of a sudden Bill Maher is the darling of the right, because the segment below aligns with a current right wingnut talking point, namely that stay at home and social distancing policies were a monumental overreaction, a violation of … Continue reading →

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Tara Reade

Posted on May 2, 2020 by Michael

Undoubtedly, and unfortunately, Tara Reade will be a staple of this season’s political discourse.  The gist of the problem, according to the spin on the story I see most often, is not whether Ms. Reade’s allegations are true, but that … Continue reading →

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A Vast Right Wing Conspiracy? Maybe.

Posted on March 29, 2020 by Michael

In the late 1990s, Hilary Clinton was widely derided for claiming that the various “scandals” of the Clinton Administration as orchestrated by a vast right wing conspiracy. In 2004, David Brock (founder of media matters) wrote a book called “The … Continue reading →

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