Selling Confidence

To my ears, Trump is an inarticulate ignoramus with a heavy dose of meglomania. In a prior post, I linked to John McWhorter‘s analysis of Trump’s speech patterns. These YouTube clips summarize his conclusions: McWhorter elaborates in The Atlantic and concludes that Trump is a walking “hot mike” with no sensible filter. I agree. ButContinue reading “Selling Confidence”

Covid-19

________________________ Information is Beautiful Covid-19 data presentation The Economist Excess Death Analysis ________________________ UPDATES 5/25/2020 Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it. Mark Twain [read the full context of this quip] A cloudy drizzle for Memorial Day. This day highlights the trope that we are at warContinue reading “Covid-19”