February: I'm not an impeachment scholar, but
March: I'm not an epidemiologist, but
April: I'm not a labor economist, but
May: I'm not a macroeconomist, but
June: I'm not a hunter-gatherer, but
If you listen to Trump, Kudlow or other WH aides, you might think we have to choose between what's optimal for public health and what's optimal for the economy. Save lives, or maximize GDP. But if you listen to actual economists, you'll learn this is a false choice. /1
Economists overwhelmingly support keeping lockdowns.
If you see economists saying we should end lockdowns, they're either in the small minority, or they're..."economists".
All schools in VA closed for the school year. Tomorrow is for logically figuring out what the *%$! we're gonna do, but tonight is for drinking whiskey and creating a spotify playlist we'll disown as soon as we're sober
Distancing from my wife who has an immune deficiency means living in the basement where I spend hours each evening watching my teen sons play Grand Theft Auto while shouting out MCL statutes being violated. No one seems to appreciate how this might add value to the experience.
If only Harvard had a bank account with vast sums of money it could dip into to help set a model for appropriate corporate responsibility during times of national crisis
I promised myself I would not become that guy who walks around quoting Churchill, but here's something he said in 1940 that seems to have particular resonance now. "It would be foolish to disguise the gravity of the hour. It would be still more foolish to lose heart and courage."
People: "I want 2020 to be like the roarin' twenties!"
Earth: "Alright, infectious disease is spreading."
People: "No, not like that."
Earth: "The US stock market is tanking."
People: "Wait..."
Earth: "LMAO Bars can't be open anymore."