Historical fiction becomes fact, hiding useful lessons
Summary: Historical fiction often blurs into real history. Too many historical facts are fabrications. We must learn to better distinguish between the two, and gather useful lessons from each.
Blaming China soothes an America fighting COVID-19
A crisis reveals hidden things about nations and shatters outdated beliefs about the state of the world. So it is with COVID-19, as America confronts the harsh fact that its response to COVID-19 has been inferior to China’s.
A status on COVID-19 – and two peeks at the future after it ends
Here are two status reports about COVID-19, plus two peeks ahead to the future after the epidemic.
Prepare now for a coming COVID-19 depression
A recession is certain. Unless the epidemic breaks soon, a depression seems likely. Lessons from history tell us how to fight it. But much of our experience is inappropriate and we will have to improvise. Here is the brief.
The info superhighway makes us stupid about COVID-19
The information superhighway provides everyone with data on a scale unavailable to anyone before the modern era. Unfortunately, it appears to be making us dumber. Seeing our responses to COVID-19 shows how. We can’t afford this.