Andrew Lazarus

Portrait of Marquis of Condorcet by Jean-Baptist Greuze The surprise victory of Alaska Democrat Mary Peltola for the remainder of the late Don Young’s House seat has discomfited the Republicans. As with the 2020 Trump election, Republicans can not lose, they can only be cheated out of what is rightfully theirs. Critics are paying special attention to Alaska’s new Ranked Choice voting system. Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) called it a “scam”.

Hey, Dad, we haven’t had our Sunday night call in a while, so I thought I would update you. I always look forward to Sunday night. “Washington calling.” “How are you?” “Not so bad, how’s yourself?” That last part didn’t stay true for you, though. First, we did manage to defeat Trump for re-election. Joe Biden, of all people. But of course Trump didn’t go away, and neither did his fascist movement. It’s touch and go. Second, a plague hit the world called “Covid-19”. A little like flu, but much deadlier.

Weekly excess deaths from CDC website I was challenged on Twitter by a member of the anti-mask brigade to refute data posted online by “The Ethical Skeptic” that our deaths are now mostly from the lockdown. I couldn’t discuss the question with Ethical Skeptic as he (they? see below) had blocked me after I criticized one of his earlier productions. On principle, I will not link to ES’s website, but you can Google for it. It’s a popular, very slick and attractive Word Press site.