Category Archives: Mere Opinion

Thoughts, often reaction, off-the-cuff and perhaps short on research

Covid Weather Report for Minnesota: 19 September 2020

by James J Heaney Posted on 19 September 2020

OVERALL: As we enter a third straight month of a stable, low plateau in covid cases, it seems safe to say that what Minnesotans are doing to combat covid-19 is working, and we should continue doing it. We should also … Continue reading →

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Covid Weather Report for Minnesota: 2 September 2020

by James J Heaney Posted on 2 September 2020

Over the past few weeks, I’ve been working on my opus And The War Came, about how America’s political institutions are considerably more fragile than widely believed. Since covid figures have been flat as a pancake for a while, I … Continue reading →

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And The War Came

by James J Heaney Posted on 23 August 2020

EDITOR’S NOTE: A few weeks ago, I was looking for caulk on one of the high shelves in my garage, when I found a stack of about a hundred loose pages, held in place by a brick. I had never … Continue reading →

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Covid Weather Report for Minnesota: 12 August 2020

by James J Heaney Posted on 12 August 2020

Thanks for your patience. I was on vacation last week. We went up north to the Brainerd area to a cabin resort we favor. It was weird doing everything socially distanced and/or outdoors, but we got through the week with … Continue reading →

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Covid Weather Report for Minnesota: 28 July 2020

by James J Heaney Posted on 28 July 2020

OVERALL: For about the last month, Minnesota’s covid epidemic has been trending in the direction of a “second peak”. However, this week, that trend stalled out. By any measure, cases this week climbed much less than they did in recent … Continue reading →

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Covid Weather Report for Minnesota: 21 July 2020

by James J Heaney Posted on 21 July 2020

OVERALL: In Minnesota, covid is climbing steadily back toward a new peak. Unless something about Minnesotan behavior changes within the next week or two, we are likely to surpass our April/May first peak in about a month. However, for now, … Continue reading →

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Covid Weather Report for Minnesota: 13 July 2020

by James J Heaney Posted on 13 July 2020

OVERALL: In Minnesota, covid is still in a valley, not a peak, but there are growing signs of a second wave. Fortunately, the new wave is coming much more slowly than the last one, and it may still dissipate before … Continue reading →

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Retraction: Elector Freedom

by James J Heaney Posted on 6 July 2020

Four years ago, I confidently informed my readers, in several places, that electors in the electoral college had a solemn responsibility to vote for the American they consider best qualified, not the candidate their party has “pledged” them to. So-called … Continue reading →

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Covid Weather Report for Minnesota: 6 July 2020

by James J Heaney Posted on 6 July 2020

As we stop having earthshaking revelations every week and ease into watchful-waiting mode, I think a low-intensity summary of Where Things Are At might be a helpful thing to have periodically. I don’t know whether these will become weekly or … Continue reading →

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