The New Sumptuary Laws: Covid and the Return of Absolutism
The parallels between the sumptuary laws of old and the Covid restrictions of late are both revealing and instructive.
Tagged: COVID
COVID, PCR and The Wrongness of Alex Berenson
A perfect illustration of what Berenson and others have been doing: making wild COVID claims contradicted by the very documents they cite.
Linky Friday: Moth To A Flame Edition
Linky Friday is the Ordinary Times end-of-the-week tradition of bringing you stories from across the web and around the world to discuss
After Covid, Researchers Turn mRNA Vaccines To Flu Shots
The mRNA vaccine technology that brought the Covid-19 vaccines online in record time is now being eyed for the common flu shot.
SCOTUS Strikes California’s In-Home Covid Limits: Read It For Yourself
The Supreme Court struck down in-home Covid limits that were part of California’s Covid restrictions 5-4. Read it for yourself
A Few Notes on COVID and Cats
I would compare having COVID to wading into a bog where you can’t see what lurks beneath the water-imagine the trash compactor in Star Wars.
A Parson’s Apocalyptic Journey
An apocalypse reveals what has been hidden before…and this is very clear when it comes to the church and my role as a pastor.
The First Day of School, Believing the Science, and Anecdotal Evidence
The first day of school ends the social experiment of one side of the road being business as usual while the schools across it where shuddered and forbidden.
Ordinary World: Ides of March Edition
Your Ordinary World contains reading to share and discuss on culture, politics, and all the goings on at Ordinary Times.
Independence Day Speech: President Biden Version, Not Bill Pullman
The president’s “this Independence Day” Covid address is getting reaction. In other words, the line and imagery worked as intended.
Linky Friday: To Link It, Link It Good!
Linky Friday is the long-running tradition of reading & discussing news and opinions from across the internet and around the world plus the week that was in case you missed any of the great writing at Ordinary Times
Prime Time Covid: President Biden Address to Watch and Discuss
President Biden made his first prime time address to the nation after signing the latest Covid Relief Bill that marked his administration’s first major legislative accomplishment.
What is the Goal of Vaccine Discourse?
The goal of vaccine discourse should be to share information that will push as many people as possible to legally obtain the vaccine.
Cuomo Aides Changed Nursing Home Death Report Rates By 50%, Reports New York Times
When you write a book in the middle of a crisis like Andrew Cuomo did you are just begging the political gods to come get them some
Mini-Throughput: A Year of COVID
It has been almost exactly one year since I first wrote about the Coronavirus. It has been one hell of a 366 days of COVID
Ordinary World: Missing President’s Day Edition
President’s Day is technically not even named President’s Day, and was last week, but let us take what we can get
Linky Friday: Not Great, Bob Edition
Linky Friday, Ordinary Times tradition of links and stories from around the web plus every you might have missed from week that was.
Football Will Save The World
No, football did not prevent bad things. Could not have. But I submit that football made them bearable in a way they might not have been
The Empire (State Health Department) Strikes Back at Gov Andrew Cuomo
Andrew Cuomo is under fire from departing public health officials who clearly did not read his “American Crisis: Leadership Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic” and find it satisfactory.
Andrew Cuomo Get Bad Covid Review From NY AG James
NYAG Letitia James has a bad review of Andrew Cuomo’s Covid-19 leadership, along with a 76-page report of receipts.
