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
A Bye-Ku for Elizabeth Warren A 2020 guest series by Anne Maloney, inspired by James Taranto. Madam President?“Not this time,” say Dems to Liz.Back to her Home Tribe.
A Bye-Ku for Michael Bloomberg A 2020 guest series by Anne Maloney, inspired by James Taranto. No NDA here:Dem Primary not for sale.Mike is stopped, not frisked. Editor’s Note: I was late to post this one, but I think it’s my favorite.
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
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
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.
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.
A Bye-Ku for Tom Steyer A 2020 guest series by Anne Maloney, inspired by James Taranto. One less rich white guyFor Dems. No reparationsFrom Billionaire Tom.
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
“I Sexually Identify as an Attack Helicopter” was published in Clarkesworld Magazine on January 9, 2020. This is a very interesting science-fiction story that does what science-fiction does best: it takes a real-world controversy (gender) and attempts to help people … Continue reading