While Covid-19 continues to dominate world news, most are unaware Serbia is facing mass protests. Formerly a part of what was once Yugoslavia, the small landlocked Balkan state known for low resolution military memes, it’s rocky relationship with Kosovo, the Bosnian Genocide, and little else is in the West is facing a disaster. Between the…
William Petri, University of Virginia Perhaps the most important question now about COVID-19 is the degree to which a prior infection protects from a second infection by the new coronavirus. This affects vaccine development and herd immunity and is something for each of us to consider as antibody tests are now available. I am a…
In April 2005, Charles Duelfer, the CIA’s top weapons inspector in Iraq, admitted in the CIA’s final report that after an extensive search, no weapons of mass destruction could be found. “After more than 18 months, the WMD investigation and debriefing of the WMD-related detainees has been exhausted,” wrote Duelfer, the leader of the Iraq…
John Hopkins University recently supplied a digital report outlining trends regarding the COVID-19 pandemic; trends which illuminate a solidly average performance for the United States in stark contrast to the purported dire failure outlined by media personalities and Democrats alike. The United States has overall been able to effectively mitigate the virus to a level…
Initiated by Australia in the World Health Assembly, several nations have signed onto a resolution calling for an independent investigation into the origins, cause, and handling of the COVID-19 virus. Currently, the total number of nations backing this endeavor is 116, including Russia, every EU member state, Japan, and more. The resolution itself uses particularly…
Unlike the typical concerns of rising COVID-19 cases in the United States prison system, it now appears inmates are attempting to spread the virus among themselves—likely to force a release due to health concerns. As can be seen in the following video evidence edited and compiled by YouTube content creator Memology, in L.A. a recent…
Sweden’s unique approach to the COVID-19 pandemic has been drawing a great deal of scrutiny for weeks, including both admiration and criticism. The Swedes, unlike most other nations, have eschewed the hardline approach that has led to mass economic shutdowns and skyrocketing unemployment. Restaurants, bars, public pools, libraries and most schools remain open. While the…
Austin Nguyen, Oregon Health & Science University; Abhinav Nellore, Oregon Health & Science University, and Reid Thompson, Oregon Health & Science University The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea When some people become infected with the coronavirus, they only develop mild or undetectable cases of COVID-19. Others suffer…
It was a rainy and mildly gusty Saturday afternoon in the small town of Snohomish, WA. That didn’t deter people from lining up outside of The Stag Barber Shop, whose owner Bob Martin is openly defying the closure order. The city of Snohomish is located in Snohomish County, of which the County Sheriff recently declared…
On a Wednesday press conference, Michael Ryan at the WHO’s Health Emergency Program caused indignant headlines to ripple across the globe faster than the corona virus can infect your respiratory tract cells. Sweden’s somewhat diverging corona fighting strategy has been treated with outrage, anger, and disbelief in global news coverages – plus a handful of libertarians celebrating its newly-acquired laissez-faire status. “If we are…