Archive for 2020

PREPAREDNESS: We don’t have enough face masks. Too many things run on just-in-time inventory systems. That’s fine when things go well, but not when things are rotten. Systems that are important when things are rotten should have robust stockpiles of necessities.

DON SURBER: Paying The Price For Hating Trump. Some of my lefty Facebook friends were wondering why it is that the Democrats keep doing exactly the thing that helps Trump. I didn’t answer them, but the answer is Twitter. It amplifies the woke white lefty activists, who are neurotic (at best), driven by feelings, and incapable of thinking strategically.

SOHRAB AMARI: Two losses for transatlantic twits: Brexit finally happens, impeachment collapses. “How much punishment must liberal elites on both sides of the Atlantic endure before they learn not to try to undo the will of voters? That such trickery only invites fiercer and more decisive popular backlashes?” I dunno, but keep the punishment coming until they’ve learned their lesson well.

KRUISER’S MORNING BRIEF: On a Scale of Mao to Stalin, How Bad Would President Bernie Be? “What’s most disturbing is Sanders’ dismissiveness of the Legislative Branch. It’s as if he wants it gone entirely, which is not unusual for those leaning to the commie side of things.”