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What I Got Wrong About Lockdowns

by James J Heaney Posted on 4 March 2021

The Uptown Theater in Minneapolis on March 28th. Photo by Lorie Shaull under a CC BY-SA 2.0 license. Last March, I strongly advocated strict stay-at-home orders (aka “lockdowns”) throughout most of the United States. When they said “two weeks to … Continue reading →

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Covid Weather Report for Minnesota, Guy Fawkes Day

by James J Heaney Posted on 5 November 2020

OVERALL: Minnesota is in the midst of a very dangerous outbreak of covid-19, the likes of which we have not seen before. The situation is much worse today than it was at any time during the lockdown. DETAIL: I put … Continue reading →

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Covid Weather Report for Minnesota: 24 October 2020

by James J Heaney Posted on 25 October 2020

OVERALL: After more than one false alarm, Minnesota is officially in its second wave of covid-19. I told you many times over the summer not to worry about media-hyped “record-breaking case counts”; case counts were increasing because testing was increasing. … Continue reading →

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Covid Weather Report for Minnesota: 9 October 2020

by James J Heaney Posted on 9 October 2020

OVERALL: After three months of stability, a significant covid surge is underway in Minnesota. We are a long way from our hospitalization capacity, and it may get itself under control in another week or two. Nevertheless, public health officials are … Continue reading →

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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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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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