How Do We End The Covid-19 Crisis? A Few Thoughts
“It’s like driving at night. You never see further than your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way.” — E.L. Doctorow
Author: Barry A.F.
I Will Make Covid-19 Respect Me
Everyone wants things to reopen. Nobody is happy having to shelter in place or being concerned about money or not being able to do what we have been doing all our lives. However, Covid-19 is just not cooperating.
The Factions In The COVID-19 Reopening Debate
Up until quite recently, perhaps even the last few days, there had been two main factions in the fight against Covid-19, conservatives who preach reality denial and justifiable murder vs. the non-reality deniers, those who understand that this virus is deadly and the need to use public policy to prevent infections until we can at least control if not eradicate Covid-19.
The Dangers Of Reopening The Economy Too Soon
At the moment, we have had over a quarter million deaths due to covid-19. This death toll will continue to rise until the virus infects everyone and causes millions of deaths, or until we defeat it, either by social distancing and contact tracing, a vaccine, a treatment, or whatever tools we employ, including new technologies. I am personally fascinated by the potential of covid-sniffing dogs.
A Tale Of Two Oil States: Norway & Alberta, Canada
Both Norway and Alberta, Canada are economies that gain huge profits from selling oil. They have huge natural reserves of it and make ginormous profits from feeding our “need” for oil powered transportation. However, their method of deploying those profits is in sharp contrast, and interestingly it even guides their philosophies and how they view climate change.
What Does COVID-19 Minimization Tell Us About Conservative Ideology & Climate Change?
Dotard Trump has spent the entire coronavirus emergency lying about its severity, claiming it’s going to disappear on its own, scapegoating progressives and believing his own lies. The virus is a perceived threat to his power, his fear being that reality will cause voters to turn on him. So instead … [continued]
A Guide To Disaster Preparedness — Coronavirus Edition: Final Thoughts
A few months back, I wrote two guides to disaster preparedness. They were meant as general references, assuming you may someday face a natural disaster or acute emergency. To many readers, they probably seemed abstract since there was no imminent danger at the time. But here we are, in the … [continued]
A Guide To Disaster Preparedness — Coronavirus Edition: Money
A few months back, I wrote two guides to disaster preparedness. They were meant as general references, assuming you may someday face a natural disaster or acute emergency. To many readers, they probably seemed abstract since there was no imminent danger at the time. But here we are, in the … [continued]
A Guide To Disaster Preparedness — Coronavirus Edition: Time Management
A few months back, I wrote two guides to disaster preparedness. They were meant as general references, assuming you may someday face a natural disaster or acute emergency. To many readers, they probably seemed abstract since there was no imminent danger at the time. But here we are, in the … [continued]
A Guide To Disaster Preparedness — Coronavirus Edition: Basic Supplies
A few months back, I wrote two guides to disaster preparedness. They were meant as general references, assuming you may someday face a natural disaster or acute emergency. To many readers, they probably seemed abstract since there was no imminent danger at the time. But here we are, in the … [continued]
