OVERALL: Minnesota is in the midst of a very dangerous outbreak of covid-19, the likes of which we have not seen before. The situation is much worse today than it was at any time during the lockdown. DETAIL: I put … Continue reading
The day of the Brexit vote, the very first constituency to report results, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, reported a defeat for Brexit, 51%-49%. The defeat for Brexit there was expected. However, the margin was wrong: experts had expected Brexit to fail in Newcastle by 12 points, not … Continue reading
Guiding Star Wakota (formerly known as the Wakota Life-Care Center) is a charity which provides ultrasounds, childbirth and breastfeeding classes, pregnancy tests, material assistance (diapers, clothes, pack-n-plays, etc.), referrals, and other services to pregnant mothers in need of help. Wakota … Continue reading
Let’s start with the payload: here are Minnesota’s major-party electors. I’ve looked up and linked to public information about each elector if I could find any. In any event, when you’re deciding whom to cast your vote for on election night, … Continue reading
OVERALL: After more than one false alarm, Minnesota is officially in its second wave of covid-19. I told you many times over the summer not to worry about media-hyped “record-breaking case counts”; case counts were increasing because testing was increasing. … Continue reading
Do Presidents Affect Abortion Rates At All? There’s a chart going around social media that looks like this: “If you want to prevent abortions, vote baby blue!” This isn’t a new argument. I started encountering versions of it as early … Continue reading
Some pro-lifers are angry at President Trump for increasing Planned Parenthood’s funding, while some pro-choicers are angry at President Trump for cutting that funding. They can’t both be right, can they? Here’s what’s going on. I’ll explain as simply and … Continue reading
I used to like politics. I forget that a lot now. I first started following politics during Election 2000. I was 11. Even though I already believed that America was doing some terrible things, I believed in the goodness of … Continue reading
OVERALL: After three months of stability, a significant covid surge is underway in Minnesota. We are a long way from our hospitalization capacity, and it may get itself under control in another week or two. Nevertheless, public health officials are … Continue reading
Mark Joseph Stern is a particularly shameless court-watcher for the Left. He is a classic hack. His default operating mode is spin, aided by selective reading and a determination to ascribe the absolute worst motives to his opponents, all to … Continue reading