Newmark's Door

Parent claims Success Academy in NYC is showing how it can be done.

Maybe it's just me, but I find the defenders of the city rather . . . unconvincing.

Related: "For people who live in the Bay Area, what are the biggest changes you have noticed in your area over the last 10-15 years?"

Especially interesting was this: "LESSON #2: Calling bubbles is easy, making money is hard." Another version of the old wisecrack, "The market can stay irrational longer than you can solvent."

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Guess. Go ahead, guess.

There are still many things that are good about modern life.

Yes, indeed. Not that that will stop the dopey attempts to extend antitrust law.

If you haven't watched some of Hans Rosling's videos on YouTube, they are a treat.

One young woman has been redeemed. But many thousands--millions?--to go. (Forgive her reference to "Ronald" Bork.)

A fine post on the virus by Dr. Malcolm Kendrick, a general practitioner. Interesting information about what's known--a little--and what's not--a lot. Also quite interesting on the difficulties assigning "cause of death". Not scary until the (speculative) conclusion:

This pandemic is going to be a model for all mass panicking stupidity in the future. Because to do otherwise, would be to admit that we made a pig’s ear of it this time. Far too many powerful reputations at stake to allow that.

"Natan Sharansky has been a computer scientist, a chess player, a refusenik, a dissident, a political prisoner, a party leader, a government minister, a nonprofit executive, and a bestselling author. He never expected to be a school counselor."