Author Archives: James J Heaney

When Should We Cancel for Covid-19? A Family Email

by James J Heaney Posted on 13 March 2020

My parents, siblings, and kids normally get together every Sunday night for family dinner. Due to the covid (coronavirus) outbreak, which recently arrived in Minnesota, some of us have asked whether it’s time to suspend the meal and switch to … Continue reading →

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Expected Spread of Covid (Coronavirus) in Minnesota

by James J Heaney Posted on 13 March 2020

People keep asking me how bad this thing could get. I don’t think it’s helpful to look at the national level, because there is no single national outbreak. There are a series of local outbreaks, each of which is currently … Continue reading →

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Political Disruption Due to Novel Coronavirus

by James J Heaney Posted on 5 March 2020

Assume that these “consensus” projections for covid (aka “novel coronavirus”) are correct: Roughly half of Americans will catch covid this year. This report’s fatality rates by age (Table 1) end up being more or less accurate — particularly the high … Continue reading →

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A Viewer’s Guide to Outcomes in June Medical Services v. Gee

by James J Heaney Posted on 4 March 2020

Tomorrow, the Supreme Court will hear the first significant abortion case since Justices Kavanaugh and Gorsuch joined the Court. You can read a lot of great analysis about it at SCOTUSBlog, including a symposium article by my friend and brilliant … Continue reading →

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A Bye-Ku for Amy Klobuchar, Thank Heaven

by James J Heaney Posted on 3 March 2020

A Bye-Ku for Amy Klobuchar A 2020 guest series by Anne Maloney, inspired by James Taranto. Minnesota Nice?“Nope,” say staff and black Dems; backTo eating with combs.

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A Bye-Ku for Pete Buttigieg

by James J Heaney Posted on 3 March 2020

A Bye-Ku for Pete Buttigieg A 2020 guest series by Anne Maloney, inspired by James Taranto. Gay dude in White House?Not this year, say Dems to Pete.Dysarthrians Glad.

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Thomas Abjures Brand X

by James J Heaney Posted on 24 February 2020

I have written in recent years about the importance of net neutrality. Specifically, I have noted that net neutrality is legally mandated by the plain terms of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, and that the only reason it isn’t treated … Continue reading →

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