I’ve been on about this since one of the first posts on this blog (Failed Constitution Check: Executive Oversight): The United States has no effective oversight of the Executive branch. None. Zip. Zilch. Nada. Witness the ongoing festival of Hatch…
Good One, Gavin: Now Apologize For Making It Necessary
So, as Wonkette subtly points out in Gavin Newsom: Better Part Of Valor Is SHUTTING CALIFORNIA THE F*CK BACK DOWN, we’re putting the brakes on our brief dalliance with reopening public gathering places in the midst of a pandemic. So,…
Just Sayin’: How A Democracy Would Organize Its Military
Not as a miniature bubble of autocracy, that’s for sure. What sane democracy would centralize its most dangerous weaponry under the control of the citizens least in tune with its societal values? Seriously: the United States’ military as currently constituted…
Oh Noes: Mah WordPress Is H4xx0r3d
Apparently this blog, having only barely squeaked past 1000 unique visitors for the first time last month (according to awstats, at least) and even with my posting having dropped off dramatically what with the kids being stuck at home full-time…
Re-opening Your Business: There’s An App For That
So, my local county has decided to require a cell phone app for employees of “non-essential” businesses. Ugh. Just, ugh. First, this is exactly what I was saying is the wrong approach a few weeks ago in Don’t Get Comfortable:…
Social Distancing: Where There’s A Will …
Well, that was working for a while. But it’s not anymore. Take a look at the latest chart of cases from my local county: That tells a simple story: things started slowly but we saw the potential and reacted early…
Return to Normalcy: So, There Is Such A Thing As “Too Soon”
I know I said several weeks ago that There’s No Such Thing As “Too Soon”, but this is different. Really, really different. That post was arguing that it’s never “too soon” to talk about the causes and possible solutions to…
You Should Read This: SC2 Is Still Spreading In Most of America
You should put a few minutes into reading Here’s the US Death Toll From COVID-19 Not Counting New York at Mother Jones. It’s … not good. They present a graph of the 7-day rolling average (a stat that’s good for…
Disease Management: It Shouldn’t Matter What Your Business Is
When States issued their stay-at-home orders, and now that they’re starting to lift them, they’re messing things up rather badly by talking about categories of businesses that are allowed to operate and others that must stay closed. This is really,…
Schools Out: But Probably Not For Long Enough
So, apparently Governor Newsom of the West Coast Pact thinks schools here may be able to reopen in July. Really? Here in Sonoma County, the new and active case lines are flat or possibly trending slightly upward (though the county…