#Flouting lockdown rules one way officials think they’re royals

#Flouting lockdown rules one way officials think they’re royals

“#Flouting lockdown rules one way officials think they’re royals” If there is one certainty in our pandemic hell, it’s that politicians will continue to flout the draconian rules that they impose on the rest of us. Elitist disconnect, certainly, but the ultimate reason it happens is that we American serfs let our political betters get away with it. This weekend, it was revealed…

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#Biden’s date with Nemesis and other commentary

#Biden’s date with Nemesis and other commentary

“#Biden’s date with Nemesis and other commentary” From the right: Biden’s Date With Nemesis As president, Joe Biden will face the “cruel Greek god” Nemesis as few presidents have, predicts Victor Davis Hanson at RealClearPolitics. After all, he can’t avoid the press forever. He will have “unscripted meetings with foreign leaders.” He may face “destructive…

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#S.Korea coronavirus lockdown fears spark panic buying

#S.Korea coronavirus lockdown fears spark panic buying

“#S.Korea coronavirus lockdown fears spark panic buying” SEOUL – South Korea reported a record number of coronavirus deaths on Thursday as the country’s biggest wave of infections since the start of the pandemic strained hospital resources and sparked panic buying in anticipation of a harsh new lockdown. The novel coronavirus had claimed another 22 lives…

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#Europe approves stimulus in response to lockdowns hurting businesses

#Europe approves stimulus in response to lockdowns hurting businesses

“#Europe approves stimulus in response to lockdowns hurting businesses” FRANKFURT, Germany — The European Central Bank unleashed another half-trillion euro ($600 billion) wave of stimulus as a winter surge in COVID-19 infections shuts down large parts of the economy and wipes out pre-Christmas sales revenue ahead of the region’s most important holiday. The 25-member governing…

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#How to stand up to China and other commentary

#How to stand up to China and other commentary

“#How to stand up to China and other commentary” Foreign desk: How To Stand Up to China Beijing’s neighbors took grim note last month when China issued 14 trade demands to Australia, writes Robert A. Manning at The National Interest, because the list seems “a very conscious reprise” of imperial Japan’s “now-infamous Twenty-One Demands” to…

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#Deadly foot-dragging at the FDA and other commentary

#Deadly foot-dragging at the FDA and other commentary

“#Deadly foot-dragging at the FDA and other commentary” Doctor: Deadly Foot-Dragging at the FDA “FDA regulators are wasting precious time in greenlighting a COVID vaccine,” Dr. Marty Makary argues at The Dispatch, “as more than 2,000 Americans are dying each day and the pandemic continues to starve American society.” Pfizer sent in its vaccine data…

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