Category Archives: Mere Opinion

Thoughts, often reaction, off-the-cuff and perhaps short on research

A Covid Drama in Two Acts

by James J Heaney Posted on 18 May 2020

Shot: R.R. Reno, “Phobos and Deimos,” First Things, June 2020. Chaser: David A Graham, “The Class War Over Social Distancing,” The Atlantic, 15 May 2020. This has been your occasional reminder — helpful to all of us, no doubt — … Continue reading →

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Something Something Post-Truth Society Etc., OR: Sen. Scott Jensen’s Shameful Slander

by James J Heaney Posted on 17 May 2020

A good friend of mine sent me an article this morning asking for my opinion on it. The article, from DeplorableHouseWives.news, is called “Walz Relies on Students to Determine Minnesota Lock Down Model and Wrecks the Economy.” Feel free to … Continue reading →

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Weighing the Lockdowns

by James J Heaney Posted on 17 May 2020

I wrote this post on a discussion forum back April 12th, but I never published it here. Even with the stay-at-home orders ending nationwide, I still get plenty of questions about how I stack up their benefits — lots of … Continue reading →

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Expected Daily Covid Deaths in Minnesota (May)

by James J Heaney Posted on 16 May 2020

Version 3 of the Minnesota Model was released a few days ago. The model immediately drew skeptical reactions for its prediction that Minnesota would have roughly 1,440 deaths by the end of May: [S]ome say the numbers just aren’t plausible… … Continue reading →

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Where Are Minnesota’s Tests?

by James J Heaney Posted on 12 May 2020

Some very odd (but potentially relieving?) information in Friday’s Minnesota covid presser. The thing that worries me most about Minnesota right now, the thing that keeps me up at night, the thing that makes me confused and frustrated and worried … Continue reading →

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Covid and My Inner Skeptic

by James J Heaney Posted on 9 May 2020

I have taken a pretty strong position on covid-19: it will kill a ludicrous number of Minnesotans/Americans unless we shut things down pretty hard until we have the ability to suppress it (either through treatments or through testing and contact … Continue reading →

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Covid Bombshells at the Minnesota Modeling Presser

by James J Heaney Posted on 13 April 2020

On Friday, Minnesota unveiled a lot of details about its disease model for covid to the world. That press conference featured a number of bombshells, most of which seem to have received little or no follow-up from the media. (Are … Continue reading →

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Epilogue: A Bye-Ku for Tulsi Gabbard

by James J Heaney Posted on 10 April 2020

Editor’s Note: At the time Tulsi Gabbard dropped out, Anne Maloney was in the hospital. This, therefore, is our series’ swan song. A Bye-Ku for Tulsi Gabbard A 2020 guest series by Anne Maloney, inspired by James Taranto. Dems choose old white guyLast girl … Continue reading →

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