I’ll believe that Trump is growing into the presidency when the National Review stops talking about him like a toddler. nationalreview.com/2020/11/trump-…
At a @CFR_org virtual meeting, CDC director Robert Redfield acknowledges that for the next couple of months the pandemic will be “really rough.”
Redfield also seems to acknowledge the incoming Biden administration, stating that his tenure will end in mid-January.
Redfield flat-out states that for the next 60-90 days the United States will experience daily death tolls that exceed 9/11 and vaccine approval will have no effect on those numbers.
“Ellis showed up to the White House senior staff party in the East Wing on Friday as the guest of Trump trade adviser Peter Navarro and was not seen wearing a mask.”
“A review of his professional history, as well as interviews with more than a half-dozen political scientists, show that Mr. Drezner is not the seasoned political science scholar he plays on TV. He has never published in the American Political Science Review. What a loser.”
I live in mortal terror of referee reports as brutal as this @politico story about Sidney Powell: “At least twice, Powell has sued on behalf of a party that did not agree to be a part of the case.” politico.com/news/2020/12/0…
Also, as someone who is doing online instruction for grad students, it absolutely is a form of learning. It’s imperfect and suboptimal compared to in-person instruction, but it’s still teaching. Jeff’s point about online learning has more validity for younglings.
The frustrating thing for everyone involved is that online anything is, on the whole, just less efficient. Which means folks like my wife and I are working harder and nonetheless providing a less-than-ideal service. Still, contra Jeff, it’s better than nothing.