The Fix Is In
If you make bad bets, you can try to fix the game to keep from losing. The President’s medical experts, Dr. Fauci and Dr. Birx bet their credibility and the US economy on a lot of deaths from the Coronavirus (Covid-19).
Read MoreMSU Engineers Convert Venilators in Response to the Covid-19 Pandemic
Mississippi State University engineers were able to convert more than 550 ventilators from battery to AC power so they can be used in the state’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read More45 Days That Rocked Our World
In only 45 days America has gone from the premier model for capitalism to the best museum for capitalism. The exhibits are everywhere for everyone to see — vacant malls, empty restaurants and bars, shuttered plants, closed campuses and schools, barely used airports, empty canyons of avenues and skyscrapers in cosmopolitan cities.
Read MoreWhat’s the Real Covid-19 Over / Under?
Too bad there’s not an over/under for Covid-19 metrics. It would be a useful check against numbers coming from the President’s experts, the Center for Disease Control, the World Health Organization, reporters, and others in the Chicken Little business (i.e., the bad news sells business)
Read MoreChicken Little Is Wrong Again
If it bleeds, it’s the lede. Disaster headlines sold newspapers (when people read them). Now screaming talking heads sell panic on TV. It’s contagious. The precautionary principle becomes: assume the worst and follow the herd.
Read MoreThe MDHS Scandal and the Need for Whistleblower Laws
DHS Scandal – The dark specter of crony corruption once again lingers over Mississippi’s Capitol. This very sad story begs many questions. Where is the oversight of elected officials? Where is the stewardship of appointed officials? Where are the whistleblower laws that would encourage, protect and incentivize whistleblowers to provide sunshine from the grassroots level and from inside state agencies?
Read MoreCOVID-19 and the Rise of Telemedicine
One small bright spot in the COVID-19 crisis is that some states, including Mississippi, are reducing some regulations temporarily to help with social distancing, which is designed to prevent the spread of the virus.
Read MoreMississippi’s Public Service Commission Needs Reforming, Not Expanding
The Mississippi Public Service Commission could have new law enforcement agents if a bill in the legislature becomes law. Does the PSC really need these policing services? In 2013, the PSC looked a $7.5 billion dollar boondoggle straight in the eyes…and blinked. Enough is enough!
Read MoreSouthern Company’s Dream
The Southern Company’s dream of a multi-billion plant to transform lignite into electricity will be history in four short years. According to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the gasifiers and chemical plant will be scrapped by 2024. Remediation of the Liberty lignite mine will be completed this year.
Read MoreIs Global Warming a Hoax? A Scam? Is the PSC Serious?
A hoax is a humorous or malicious deception. A scam is a dishonest scheme or swindle. It’s a hoax for profit. Hoaxes have made fools of the unwary, and scams have taken unwitting victims for a long time. How do you avoid getting taken? Cicero asked: Cui bono — Who benefits?
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