“DEPLOYMENT OF THIS OPTION REQUIRES NO RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT:” Johns Hopkins Experts Are Trying a Clever Antibody Method From The 1890s on COVID-19. I believe DARPA is doing the same thing.

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#JOURNALISM: Dan Bongino and Others Call out NYT Editor for Altering Trump Quote From Conference Call With Governors. “As it turns out, Mara Gay does not just have a math problem. She’s got a truth problem, too. A big one.”

Yes.

LEGAL EDUCATION UPDATE: 190 Law Schools (95%) Have Moved Online Due To The Coronavirus; Two Law Schools Give Students Option To Attend Classes On Campus Or Online.

HERE WE GO AGAIN: Almost 24 years ago, Californians voted to adopt Proposition 209, which amended the California Constitution to include the following prohibition: “The state shall not discriminate against, or grant preferential treatment to, any individual or group on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin in the operation of public employment, public education, or public contracting.” (Full disclosure: I proudly co-chaired that campaign and spent a good deal of my time and money getting it adopted.)

Voters in several other states followed suit with Proposition 209 clones.

In the early years, Prop. 209 did a lot of good on campuses (as I discuss here). In more recent years, California state universities have learned how to get around it, but it still does some good in other areas, especially public contracting.

There have been many efforts to repeal it. And … well … here comes another one. There is just no end to it. I hope that, like last year’s efforts to repeal Washington State’s version of Prop. 209, this one is doomed to failure. But it will likely take organization and effort to ensure that it is.

Meanwhile, if you are hiding out from the coronavirus at home, now is the time to sit down and read my essay on the problem of “mismatch.”  Alas, that problem is at the root of a lot of what is wrong on on college campuses today.  Instead of trying to repeal Prop. 209, we ought to be enforcing it more vigorously.

THIS IS CLEVER: Researchers detect wildlife using DNA found in river water.

TYLER O’NEIL: No, The Coronavirus Emergency Spending Bill Still Hasn’t Made It to the Senate. Here’s Why.

CHANGE: In ‘defining moment,’ San Francisco to order residents to stay home over coronavirus. “The City will legally prohibit residents from leaving their homes except to meet basic needs including visiting the doctor, or buying groceries or medicine, until at least April 7, Mayor London Breed announced Monday. The dramatic restrictions, imposed under a city-issued Public Health Order, will also require non-essential businesses like bars and gyms to close. But pharmacies, banks and other businesses that perform an “essential” role for society will be allowed to remain open.”

ADVICE TO JOURNALISTS AND EDITORS FROM BILL SHORY: “Speaking of social media, now is not the time to let it dictate your coverage.”

CHANGE: Coronavirus vaccine test underway as U.S. volunteer gets first shot.

RACISM! XENOPHOBIA! Coronavirus: EU to suspend all non-essential foreign arrivals to halt pandemic spread.

Oh, wait, it was only racist and xenophobic when Trump did it, back when it was early enough to do some good.

TO BE FAIR, I ALSO BUY THEM WHEN THERE’S NO CRISIS: Displaying Total Cluelessness, Paul Krugman Mocks People for Buying Guns/Ammo During Wuhan Coronavirus Crisis.

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CHANGE: Maryland governor orders closure of bars, restaurants, gyms.

I THINK HE WAS RESPONDING TO STEPHEN GREEN’S MOCKERY, BELOW: Trudeau Closes Canada’s Borders to Foreigners, U.S. Exempted.

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THIS DOESN’T SEEM ENTIRELY UNREASONABLE: New York City teachers threaten mass ‘sickout’ as schools stay open amid coronavirus.

JEFF DUNETZ: Why Is Rep. Clyburn (D-SC) Allowed To Use The Holocaust As A Political Weapon? Why Is The Media Silent?

Regarding the first question, right now the left are freaking out that Trump is the worst Nazi ever:

Regarding the latter question, just think of the media as Democratic Party operatives, and it all makes sense.