One thing that would be useful to think about is: What's the effect on the economy of closing anywhere with a confined, badly-ventilated space where people gather for the foreseeable future? Res… (View Post)

The point people in Britain keep missing about this is that a lockdown wasn't the only policy option. "We're asking organizers of events and gatherings to cancel them where practical. … (View Post)

It's a good ad, too. This is why he's so much better than Hillary: He talks to the voters he's got, not the voters he wants. (View Post)

Good piece, there's a lot that justifies a boycott of China (not least the Uighur genocide) but it's weird to want to do it over something the Chinese already want to fix, and a time when m… (View Post)

Here's one more: There's a particular kind of right-wing bullshitter who affect to be deeply concerned about issues like human rights and genocide, but only when it coincides with one of th… (View Post)