Health officials are reporting hundreds of new cases every day. So where are they coming from, generally? State law prohibits
Category: Coronavirus
Xavier Miranda on School Reopenings
*The following statement is being submitted to Chief Academics Officer Tamekia Brown of EPISD, who will host a live chat,
The Mutant Virus
The skeptics point to Covid-19 fatality rates that are lower than projected and cry “Fraud”. But recent research indicates a
Post-Pandemic Education Thoughts
This piece was written by Xavier Miranda. Our education community must contend with a new malignant normalcy in our society.
Living With Covid
Things are different now. If you get the Covid, you’re going to kill someone you love. Your grandmother. Your father.
Flattening the Curve
Expectations drive the economy. Economists measure consumer confidence. The futures markets are self-fulfilling prophecies, to a degree. Politicians know that.
Wuhan Roulette
I used to live in the greatest country in the world. If there was a problem, we’d solve it. We’d
Tightening the Belt?
In what world does cutting pay by five percent for the highest paid City staffers make sense? Tommy G is
Viral Load
Some viruses are so strong, and they reproduce so rapidly in the human body, that just a little dose of
Power Cruise
Right now, West Texas Intermediate is going for $14.16 a barrel. A year ago, it was almost $62. So why
What About Open El Paso?
I’m a little curious about the motivations of the Open El Paso advocates. Do their home lives suck? Maybe they
Let Them Eat Cake
From the Washington Post (paywall): Farmers in the upper Midwest euthanize their baby pigs because the slaughterhouses are backing up
Dee Margo’s Task Force
Good news, everybody. Sure, people are dying, and the economy’s in the pits, but our mayor has a plan. Dee
“There are things more important than living.”
Purple flowers are taking over my backyard. They’ve claimed a solid half of one of the raised beds, and they’re