I'm no expert, but I've been poring over statistics on the Covid-19 pandemic since it began, and regularly tweeting out the numbers for the local Chicago area, and I'm starting to feel like I might have an understanding of some of the basics. And what I'm seeing right now has me worried that Illinois is headed for trouble.Let's start with the number of new confirmed cases … [Read more...] about Illinois needs another lockdown [Updated]
Much ado about the Harper’s letter
Everyone's been talking about the "Harper's Letter," created at the behest of Harper's editor Thomas Chatterton Williams and signed by a crapton of well-known people. I'm basically very supportive of free speech, in both law and culture, so it sounded like something I'd have signed if asked. (Not that anyone would ask me.) On reading it, however, I'm not so sure. To be clear, I … [Read more...] about Much ado about the Harper’s letter
Corona Dreaming
You know that dream? Where you're at work or school or some other public place, and you suddenly realize you're naked? So the other day, my wife and I were at McDonald's, and we had our food and were sitting at our table, and I went to the soda dispenser to fill my cup with Diet Coke, and as I got there, I noticed two things. First, there was a Plexiglas shield over the … [Read more...] about Corona Dreaming
Portrait of the enemy
(Details at the … [Read more...] about Portrait of the enemy
How the epidemic ends
One thing everybody wants to know is how and when the Covid-19 pandemic will end. I'm going to try to lay out my understanding of how that can work. Understand that I am not an epidemiologist or healthcare professional. I'm just like everyone else who is trying to understand what's happening. This post is basically just my way of thinking out loud about the epidemic. For rather … [Read more...] about How the epidemic ends
