The Arizona Republic reports that Arizona’s explosion of COVID-19 cases since Governor Ducey falsely claimed that the state was on the downward-side of the curve (Arizona did not meet any of the White House Guidelines for reopening the economy) when he reopened the economy in mid-May, has forced the governor to backtrack on reopening. Arizona … Read more
Elected officials were all warned by economists — serious economists, not those asshats in the White House Council of Economic Advisors — that opening up the economy too soon would result in a resurgence of the coronavirus spread, inevitably leading to the necessity of shutting down the economy again, a far worse result with more … Read more
I love baseball. I really miss baseball. But this decision makes no business sense to me at all. Why would Major League Baseball force its most valuable assets, its players, to risk contracting COVID-19 with possible long-term debilitating effects that could cut short their career, or even result in death? Just for TV revenue from … Read more
Alarming surges in coronavirus cases across the U.S. South and West raised fears Monday that the outbreak is spiraling out of control and that hard-won progress against the scourge is slipping away because of resistance among many Americans to wearing masks and keeping their distance from others. Surging US virus cases raise fear that progress … Read more
H/T Graphic: Buzzflash.com. Fox 10 in Phoenix reports, Harvard epidemiologist says Arizona is currently the worst off amongst U.S. states in terms of COVID-19: Harvard University epidemiologist Dr. Eric Feigl-Ding says Arizona holds new records for cases, positivity percentages, hospitalizations and ICU beds in use. “Arizona is the currently the worst off,” Feigl-Ding said, adding, “In terms of … Read more