Reminder - News(week)You Can't Use

Never Forget (And Never Read Newsweek Again)

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Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.

- Daniele Boelelli on Bruce Lee 50-years from his death.  

- Ann Althouse on the Jason Aldean music video controversy. Reminded of the Ted Nugent quote, "You have to let the crazy people talk so you can find out who the crazy people are." (HT Cultural Offering)

- Pfizer would rather abandon 1.8 million potential customers than have to explain why they believed they could get away with saying their Covid-19 vaccines would actually work.

- Is Newsweek coming out in favor of RFK Jr.? Or are they straddling the fence? Either way - not a good sign for Joe Biden.

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Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.

- Northrop says it is on schedule with next generation OmegaA rocket.

- The audio to this video was oddly satisfying

- The controversial experiments and Wuhan lab suspected of starting the coronavirus pandemic. From Newsweek - not Info Wars. No longer a conspiracy theory but a real possibility.

- Barack Obama reads Trump's Inaugural Address (Speech Synthesis).  Disconcerting how the same words can be approved or disapproved of based upon who says them.

- This was a beautiful photo of Scripps Pier in San Diego. The Moon, Venus and bio-luminescence from plankton. Via.

- Interesting - Will the Iranian regime survive the coronavirus Wuhan Virus outbreak?

- This video is funny, sad, and scary all rolled into one. (Could not find it on YouTube.) And as a reminder - "Joe Biden" is an anagram for "I need job"

Niall Ferguson and Hit the Road Barack

Many people are talking about Newsweek's cover story - Hit the Road Barack (Niall Ferguson: Obama's Gotta Go). Excellent argument by Ferguson that we are not so much faced with a decision of style vs substance as the choice a parent has with a sick child with a high fever choosing to continue with an acupuncture-type cure or actually get the doctor to prescribe antibiotics.

I've been a fan of Ferguson since reading his Ascent of Money. If you have a chance - watch Ferguson on a panel discussing what has happened to the American Dream. Ferguson by far outshines the other notable panelists.

I also highly recommend Niall Ferguson's 6 Killer Apps of Prosperity.