Great post. Regardless of optics and moral hazard and politics, the most effective overall approach is simply to pool resources and to apply them to where they are most needed and will be most effect… (View Post)

In negotiation theory it is called the mad monk strategy - be unpredictable so that others give you more leeway as they cannot predict where the red lines are. Like you, I think this, and his OODA lo… (View Post)

I think I am going to leave this site for at least a couple of weeks. So much is uncertain about the data and outcomes at this stage, and yet so many on this site seem to be able to speak with moral … (View Post)

Governor Larry Hogan announces bars and restaurants in MD to be closed. https://governor.maryland.gov/2020/03/16/governor-hogan-orders-closure-of-bars-and-restaurants-announces-unprecedented-public-h… (View Post)

The old joke - what's the difference between Britain, Germany and Switzerland? In Britain, if it's not prohibited, it's allowed. In Germany, if it's not allowed, it's prohibi… (View Post)