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The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary.

H.L. Mencken

Thursday, April 16, 2020

Chilling

Here are two stories worth your time.

First, we have an analysis of how we are most likely dramatically undercounting those who have died both of Covid-19 and "excess deaths" caused by an overburdened health care system.

The second is an examination of just how daunting a safe re-opening of the country will be.

Combined, we can see that Covid-19 is way more dangerous than flu and having impacts beyond what we are seeing in the already very high body counts.  What it will take to get back to "normal" is a mobilization of national will and resources that are clearly beyond the current administration's interest or capability.

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