Viral Prerequisites and Nationalist Lessons in Time of Plague - V. D. Hanson

"Trump’s prior initiatives eased the implementation of many of his most effective orders during this crisis." 

Victor Davis Hanson is one of my favorite columnists. Here's his latest commentary at American Greatness.

America's Superb, Unappreciated President - Frontpagemag

If you don't like President Trump, then don't read this -

America's Superb, Unappreciated President - Frontpagemag

Victor D. Hanson - The Virus is Not Invincible, But It’s Exposing Who’s Irreplaceable

     Another fine article from Victor Davis Hanson about how the coronavirus is showing who's really important in our society. Not the academics or loudmouth politicians, but the farmers, truckers or our doctors & nurses. 
     His commentary begins - "In all the gloom and doom, and media-driven nihilism, there is actually an array of good news. As many predicted, as testing spreads, and we get a better idea of the actual number and nature of cases, the death rate from coronavirus slowly but also seems to steadily decline." 

     A few words about California - "However, a rare “March Miracle” has just seen the Sierra Nevada Mountains suddenly receive 4-6 feet of snow that covers dry ground (it is still snowing as I write this). And the later the snow, the better the spring runoff." 

     International rivals - "Like it or not, national rivalries continue at a time of plague. Our three greatest rivals, China, Russia, and Iran are all faring far worse than are we in ways that transcend the virus."  

     Read it all at this link.

The Grumpy Economist: Needed: the reopening plan. Fast.

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"Lefty Reporters Squirm..."

I love this video clip. A One America New Network reporter is called on by President Trump and asks a great question. Scroll down for the video.... 

"A fiasco in the making?..."

This is an interesting opinion article about the cooronavirus pandemic by John P.A. Ioannidis - professor of medicine, of epidemiology and population health, of biomedical data science, and of statistics at Stanford University and co-director of Stanford’s Meta-Research Innovation Center. 
Comments below the article are also interesting.

Coronavirus Will Give President Trump His Biggest Win - Frontpagemag

Coronavirus Will Give President Trump His Biggest Win - Frontpagemag

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Victor Davis Hanson Perspective

I have always admired Victor Davis Hanson's skill as a writer and find that I agree most of the time with his opinions. I especially think he is correct in his most recent article about the the current state of affairs here in the USA. Here are some excerpts -
"When the virus peters out and the panic fades, China may be permanently rebranded and recalibrated by the world at large. Its trading partners will trust it far less...
In sum, China’s mercantile system will take a hit. The only country that can match and surpass its economic output, the United States, will be the long-term beneficiary as investors and businesses look away from Beijing to a more transparent partner....

So the public could look forward to a rebounding late summer economy to come fueled by cheap gas, low interest, relief that COVID-19 is manageable, key preparations of pharmaceutical industries to return to the United States and realize that an already robust America can recover quickly from the virus and its associated panic.

Again, the key is not to damn the panic over the virus, but to understand and accept it—while reassuring Americans that all that can be done is being done, and what downturns they now experience will soon be overshadowed by even more jobs and greater economic expansion and wealth creation to come.

We sometimes forget, in legitimate fears of the coronavirus, that every action prompts a reaction and the massive curtailments of the U.S. economy can have as many health consequences as the virus itself—if millions lose income and jobs, become depressed in self-isolation, increase smoking, and drug and alcohol use, and postpone out of fear necessary buying and visits to doctors and hospitals for chronic and serious medical conditions unrelated to the virus.

In addition, it is not wrong to remind the public that current but once caricatured policies of secure borders, targeted travel bans, demands for transparency and symmetry from major U.S. trading partners, recalibration with China, and a return of manufacturing and assembly of key U.S. industries, from high-technology to pharmaceuticals, was long overdue—and must continue to ensure U.S. security and the long-term health of its people.

Let us relearn that at times of crisis our country is singularly resilient and self-sufficient, and we have only ourselves to save ourselves, or as FDR said in 1932 at the height of the Great Depression, “the only thing we have to fear is fear itself.”

Coronavirus #4

Don Surber: We didn't need an office of pandemics: Beth Cameron, an expert in global health security and biodefense, complained in the Washington Post, "I ran the White House pandemic ... 
Despite hysterical press reports, the USA is doing better than anyone. We have 6.9 cases per million people. Italy has 292.1, Norway has 183.7, Denmark has 138.8, Switzerland has 131.6, Spain has 111.9, and Sweden has 80.6, all well above Red China's 56.2.

Coronavirus #3

Here's yet another article about the corona virus.

‘Moderate’ Joe Biden has moved way to the left

This is a very good article by Jeff Jacoby, a Boston Globe columnist, about how Joe Biden "would be the most liberal Democrat ever nominated for President".

Not "Trump's Chernobyl", more accurately to call it China's Chernobyl.

'Trump's Chernobyl': Media Wuhan Virus Hysteria Stokes Public Panic: Not only is it clear that corporate media can't be trusted about coronavirus, it's clear they don’t care about public health or the economy.

Don Surber: They really got old Donald John Trump this time

Don Surber: They really got old Donald John Trump this time: Boy, oh, boy. They really got old Donald John Trump this time.

Gasoline prices in the next few months

I've been paying around $2.00 per gallon for gasoline for several weeks now and the price may go a bit lower according to this article from cnbc.com.  Bullet points from the article are:

• Oil prices are down 30% for the year as the new coronavirus, COVID-19, slashes global demand forecasts.
• With previously agreed OPEC+ production cuts expiring at the end of March, Saudi Arabia and Russia can theoretically pump as much crude as they want.
• International and U.S. oil benchmarks plummeted to multiyear lows on Friday, with Brent crude closing at $45.27, down more than 9%, and West Texas Intermediate down more than 10%.  

Lower oil prices are not great for oil companies and their employees, but lower fuel prices are good for most other people. It's going to be interesting to see how the U.S. economy reacts over the next few months to the effects of the corona virus. Maybe lower fuel prices will "soften the blow" of the virus. 

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nCoV/summary.html

Don Surber: Jennifer would have saved the party

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