thanks for the recommendation. On school closings in particular: one thing I remember is that teachers were afraid to go into the schools - no vaccine, no clearly understood transmission path, and a veritable death sentence reading about the first serious cases of people who died in hospitals in NY and then everywhere. School administrators were slow to focus on safe campuses - ventilation, etc. - but in fairness, they weren't sure what they were shooting at for the first couple months. I don't blame the teachers - look how people who had to go to service jobs because they needed the paycheck got covid. That's the problem with either this or that is right views in politics - success in real life is often found in the between.
Is there a retrospective "Knight-Ridder Award" for the news site that got the story closest to right? I realize that with all eyes on president, it's difficult to gather the attention needed to make something good like this into a reality, but (imo) there really should be such an award.
The striking thing to me is the demographic conflict, that the elders felt disregarded by society with the lifting of covid restrictions, yet when we shift to housing affordability, they're the disregarders. And it's all gut-feeling stuff, not very amenable to reason.
Where is the Sweden vs New Zealand outcomes analysis, or closest thing to it? (or, is there a better comparison?) And where (on news&analysis sites) has this been covered?
Very important topics to keep in mind for next time -- thanks for reminding us about next time!
thanks for the recommendation. On school closings in particular: one thing I remember is that teachers were afraid to go into the schools - no vaccine, no clearly understood transmission path, and a veritable death sentence reading about the first serious cases of people who died in hospitals in NY and then everywhere. School administrators were slow to focus on safe campuses - ventilation, etc. - but in fairness, they weren't sure what they were shooting at for the first couple months. I don't blame the teachers - look how people who had to go to service jobs because they needed the paycheck got covid. That's the problem with either this or that is right views in politics - success in real life is often found in the between.
Is there a retrospective "Knight-Ridder Award" for the news site that got the story closest to right? I realize that with all eyes on president, it's difficult to gather the attention needed to make something good like this into a reality, but (imo) there really should be such an award.
But if we are now in a Lee Atwater world, do we need to stop & consider how that changes the terrain.
The striking thing to me is the demographic conflict, that the elders felt disregarded by society with the lifting of covid restrictions, yet when we shift to housing affordability, they're the disregarders. And it's all gut-feeling stuff, not very amenable to reason.
Where is the Sweden vs New Zealand outcomes analysis, or closest thing to it? (or, is there a better comparison?) And where (on news&analysis sites) has this been covered?
(Google Gemini is still assuring readers that New Zealand took the right approach)