Category Archives: Mere Opinion

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

Covid Weather Report for Minnesota: 13 July 2020

by James J Heaney Posted on 13 July 2020

OVERALL: In Minnesota, covid is still in a valley, not a peak, but there are growing signs of a second wave. Fortunately, the new wave is coming much more slowly than the last one, and it may still dissipate before … Continue reading →

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Retraction: Elector Freedom

by James J Heaney Posted on 6 July 2020

Four years ago, I confidently informed my readers, in several places, that electors in the electoral college had a solemn responsibility to vote for the American they consider best qualified, not the candidate their party has “pledged” them to. So-called … Continue reading →

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Covid Weather Report for Minnesota: 6 July 2020

by James J Heaney Posted on 6 July 2020

As we stop having earthshaking revelations every week and ease into watchful-waiting mode, I think a low-intensity summary of Where Things Are At might be a helpful thing to have periodically. I don’t know whether these will become weekly or … Continue reading →

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Safely Enjoying Your Covid Summer in Minnesota

by James J Heaney Posted on 22 June 2020

Everything about this picture seems great, except that we don’t have gorgeous ocean beaches in Minnesota. In Minnesota, covid is slowing down. This is not true everywhere. If the virus gets opportunities and good luck or both, it may not … Continue reading →

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The Treason of the Epidemiologists

by James J Heaney Posted on 13 June 2020

I did not come up with this title. Jonah Goldberg did: We spent the last couple of months being hectored by public health experts and earnestly righteous media personalities who insisted that easing lockdown policies was immoral, that refusing to … Continue reading →

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Covid Isn’t Killing Minnesotans Like It “Should”

by James J Heaney Posted on 1 June 2020

I know we’ve all been distracted by the riots (I know I have), but a lot more people died of covid-19 during the riots than were killed in the rioting. The new coronavirus remains our state’s biggest problem (albeit no … Continue reading →

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Third-Degree Murder Appropriate for Chauvin

by James J Heaney Posted on 29 May 2020

Derek Chauvin, who killed George Floyd earlier this week, has been taken into custody and has been charged with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. My social media feeds immediately erupted with anger that the murder charge is third-degree rather than … Continue reading →

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Minnesota Surrenders

by James J Heaney Posted on 21 May 2020

America does not always *admit* that it’s surrendering. In mid-April, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz said this: “The plan to re-open is very, very clear: Test, trace, isolate and then open back up, and continue this until we get a vaccine.” … Continue reading →

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