Thursday, April 08, 2021
Why Young Adults Are the Most Frightened of COVID | Intellectual Takeout
Why Young Adults Are the Most Frightened of COVID | Intellectual Takeout
...nearly half of Americans between 18 and 34 are concerned about returning to a normal social life after the pandemic.
...The contrast is noteworthy because it’s widely understood that young people are far less likely to be hospitalized or die from COVID. But how less likely?
...Nationwide, research from the Heritage Foundation shows that adults aged 25-34 account for less than three thousand of the official 565,000 COVID-related deaths in the U.S. (Many of these deaths, it should be noted, are linked to comorbidities.)
This data should come as no surprise. Nearly a year ago, Stanford University’s Dr. John Ioannidis noted COVID's infection fatality rate is “almost zero” for people under 45.
An Inverse Relationship
All the official data point in the same direction: young people have the least to fear from COVID-19. Yet the YouGov poll also shows they are the most afraid.
This is odd. As influencers noted on Twitter, the level of comfort people feel in returning to normal life is inversely correlated to their level of actual risk.
This invites an important question: why are young people more afraid?
One obvious answer is young adults might simply be unaware their risk of serious illness is low.
As I recently noted, Americans in general are wildly misinformed about the risk of hospitalization from COVID-19, with roughly a third of Americans believing the chances of being hospitalized with the virus are 50 percent. (In actuality, it’s closer to one percent.)
..Read all.
- Nearly 3 million Americans are being vaccinated against COVID-19 each day, but the “return to normal” may not be as close as many hope.
...nearly half of Americans between 18 and 34 are concerned about returning to a normal social life after the pandemic.
...The contrast is noteworthy because it’s widely understood that young people are far less likely to be hospitalized or die from COVID. But how less likely?
...Nationwide, research from the Heritage Foundation shows that adults aged 25-34 account for less than three thousand of the official 565,000 COVID-related deaths in the U.S. (Many of these deaths, it should be noted, are linked to comorbidities.)
This data should come as no surprise. Nearly a year ago, Stanford University’s Dr. John Ioannidis noted COVID's infection fatality rate is “almost zero” for people under 45.
An Inverse Relationship
All the official data point in the same direction: young people have the least to fear from COVID-19. Yet the YouGov poll also shows they are the most afraid.
This is odd. As influencers noted on Twitter, the level of comfort people feel in returning to normal life is inversely correlated to their level of actual risk.
This invites an important question: why are young people more afraid?
One obvious answer is young adults might simply be unaware their risk of serious illness is low.
As I recently noted, Americans in general are wildly misinformed about the risk of hospitalization from COVID-19, with roughly a third of Americans believing the chances of being hospitalized with the virus are 50 percent. (In actuality, it’s closer to one percent.)
..Read all.
Even the little dictators are kicking sand into Biden's face-----Cuba Summons Biden Envoy over 'Flagrant' Human Rights Abuses in U.S.
"The Ministry of Foreign Relations (Minrex) of Cuba confirmed Monday that it had summoned the top American diplomat in the country, Embassy Chargé d’Affairs Timothy Zúñiga-Brown, to protest “flagrant and systematic violations of human rights in the United States.”
...Fernández de Cossío reportedly used the fact that Cuba — along with other human rights criminals such as China, Venezuela, and Pakistan — sit on the United Nations Human Rights Council as evidence that Cuba “enjoys international prestige in the realm of human rights.”
Cuban Foreign Affairs Minister Bruno Rodríguez, Fernández de Cossío’s boss, took the nation’s campaign against the facts in the State Department report to social media, condemning the United States on Twitter.
“We reject the deceitful and politicized allegations about Cuba in the State Department report on human rights 2020,” Rodríguez wrote. “The opportunistic, arbitrary, and unilateral report lacks truth. We demand the government of the U.S. cease its campaign of discrediting and interference.”...Read all.
6th Circuit Reaches Right Conclusion on ‘Preferred Pronouns.’ Other Courts Should Follow Suit.
6th Circuit Reaches Right Conclusion on ‘Preferred Pronouns.’ Other Courts Should Follow Suit.
"...The incident that precipitated this suit occurred in January 2018, when Shawnee State University philosophy professor Nicholas Meriwether responded to a male student’s question during a Socratic dialogue in his political philosophy class by saying, “Yes, sir.”
- In a victory for free speech, the rule of law, and common sense, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit has ruled that a philosophy professor could not be forced to use a transgender student’s “preferred pronouns,” and that his suit against the university for violation of his First and 14th Amendment rights could proceed.
After class at the school in Portsmouth, Ohio, the student approached Meriwether, stated that he was transgender, and demanded that the professor refer to him as a woman, with feminine titles and pronouns.
Instead, Meriwether offered to use the student’s last name, or any other name of the student’s choosing, but politely declined to use the transgender student’s pronouns.
The student became belligerent and promised to get Meriwether fired...Read all.
Sensing Online: Why there is no such thing as a corporate tax
Sensing Online: Why there is no such thing as a corporate tax
- Why there is no such thing as a corporate tax
First, corporations do not pay any corporate tax — individuals do. That is because companies pass on their costs. Some of the tax is paid by consumers, who pay higher prices. Company employees pay some of the tax through lower wages. And investors’ retirement accounts pay some of the tax through lower returns. ...Read all!
History for April 8
History for April 8 - On-This-Day.com
Kofi Annan 1938 - United Nations secretary-general
- 1513 - Explorer Juan Ponce de Leon claimed Florida for Spain.
- 1913 - The Seventeenth amendment was ratified, requiring direct election of senators.
- 1935 - The Works Progress Administration was approved by the U.S. Congress.
- 1952 - U.S. President Truman seized steel mills to prevent a nationwide strike.
- 1974 - Hank Aaron hits 715th home run breaking Babe Ruth's record.
- 1986 - Clint Eastwood was elected mayor of Carmel, CA.
- 2001 - Microsoft Corp. released Internet Explorer 6.0.
Wednesday, April 07, 2021
"A Great Step Forward" - EU Praises Yellen's Global Minimum Tax, Says Deal Could Come Later This Year | ZeroHedge
"...big tech has good reason to be particularly unnerved by Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen's calls for a global minimum corporate tax rate.
- Though it didn't name its source, Bloomberg reported Tuesday that the EU plans to insist that its long-awaited digital tax on the US tech giants - which Washington (under Trump) had protested - be part of the same package as the global minimum corporate tax in order to secure a deal.
- A bevy of European officials have praised Yellen's call for nations to work together to set a new tax floor, a call that was made during a speech to the Chicago Council on Global Affairs yesterday...
- "It’s very good news,” Gentiloni said in an interview with Bloomberg Television’s Francine Lacqua where he welcomed "this new multilateral atmosphere with the new US administration and the strong possibility of cooperation in the global arena. One of the main results could be finding agreements in global taxation."...
...in the meantime, analysts will need to factor in greater odds of a new global tax regime that could arrive before the end of the year...Read all.
(Updated): 'Absolute malarkey': '60 Minutes' airs deceptively edited segment accusing Gov. Ron DeSantis of corruption - TheBlaze
(Updated): 'Absolute malarkey': '60 Minutes' airs deceptively edited segment accusing Gov. Ron DeSantis of corruption - TheBlaze:
Updated 4/5/2021, 3:45 p.m. ET: The Democratic mayor of Palm Beach County, Dave Kerner, on Monday said he felt "compelled" to issue a statement after watching the "60 Minutes" segment featuring Gov. Ron DeSantis and vaccination efforts in the county.
"The reporting was not just based on bad information — it was intentionally false," Kerner said. "I know this because I offered to provide my insight into Palm Beach County's vaccination efforts and 60 minutes declined. They know that the Governor came to Palm Beach County and met with me and the County Administrator and we asked to expand the state's partnership with Publix to Palm Beach County.
We're not even allowed to argue against it?-----A Professor Pushed Back Against 'White Fragility' Training. The College Investigated Her for 9 Months.
A Professor Pushed Back Against 'White Fragility' Training. The College Investigated Her for 9 Months.
"Elisa Parrett, a newly tenured 38-year-old professor of English at Lake Washington Institute of Technology, the only public technical institute in Washington state...what most concerned her was an upcoming diversity training in which faculty and staff would be divided into white and nonwhite "caucuses."
- The chaos at Lake Washington Institute of Technology is by no means an isolated occurrence.
...What happened over the next nine months was both bizarre and oppressive.
Because of a brief disruption that easily could have been brushed aside or handled with a warning not to do it again, LWTech went to war against a tenured faculty member, launching a cartoonishly over-the-top disciplinary process that included the hiring of a private investigator, dozens of interviews, and claims of widespread trauma...Read all!
Who would ever imagine this would happen?-----VIDEO: ‘I hate white people,’ black law student leader says
VIDEO: ‘I hate white people,’ black law student leader says
"A law student at the University of Miami can be seen on an Instagram video saying she “hate[s] white people,” but the university refuses to comment on the issue.
- University of Miami law school remains silent after several students filed complaints
Furthermore, one student, who asked to remain anonymous, told The College Fix that several students have filed complaints with the university about her language but the university has ignored those concerns.
“People always tell me like ‘hate is such a strong word,’” Jordan Gary said in her Instagram Story video. Instagram Story videos delete after 24 hours...
“And yes it is, but these are some strong ass stories I heard. And until I can figure out how to reconcile that in my head, and in my heart, I hate white people,” Gary said...Read all.
Hunter Biden Casts Doubt On Secret Service Involvement In Gun Incident, Contradicting His Own Text Messages From 2019 | The Daily Caller
Hunter Biden Casts Doubt On Secret Service Involvement In Gun Incident, Contradicting His Own Text Messages From 2019 | The Daily Caller:
Biden’s comments in a CBS “This Morning” interview on Monday would appear to conflict with text messages he reportedly sent several months after the incident in which he referred to Secret Service involvement in the search for his gun.
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