A Great Review

Another review of the subtleties of the constitution.

https://www.realcleareducation.com/articles/2020/04/13/why_is_the_constitution_not_democratic_110408.html

That's My Story and I'm Sticking To It

First, many in the intelligence world with experience in China suspected right away that the story the Chinese government was telling about this virus was almost certainly a lie. The first indication of that was the torrent of obvious nonsense coming from official sources in Beijing. Initially, Chinese officials claimed the virus had jumped from an obscure, scaly animal called a pangolin, which was sold in the Wuhan wet market. That explanation didn’t make sense. Wet markets are seafood markets. Pangolins are mammals. So for that matter are bats. In the face of skepticism, the Chinese then blamed Italian armed forces personnel, who’d been near Wuhan a few months before, for the Military World Games, an international sporting event. The Italians brought the virus, the Chinese said. When the Italian government complained, the Chinese shifted blame to the United States. The American military, and western tourists, infected Wuhan, they claimed. 
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2020/04/18/tucker_carlson_blame_america_or_china_china_is_waging_a_coronavirus_distraction_campaign.html

When the truth is a lie! This is going to be like JFK's murder, massive speculation, fear and blaming and maybe no one will ever know for sure. I'm reasonably certain that JFK was killed by a commie ex-marine with a $12 mail order rifle. But who knows, there were lots of folks with lots of reasons to kill that guy. 

The People Who Dare To Speak Truth To Power

"Explanations for this somewhat counterintuitive trend include the tendency of women to enter STEM fields in Arab and Muslim countries, where a high proportion of young men are shopkeepers or study in religious seminaries, as well as the ability of women in more open societies to pursue what they desire. As Murray puts it, in Scandinavia and other highly equal countries, “both sexes become freer to do what comes naturally.”"
https://www.realclearbooks.com/articles/2020/04/15/charles_murrays_real_talk_on_biological_differences_489205.html

Dirty From Any Angle

They say Trump is rogue, a lawbreaker. Most presidents are and do, to some degree. That's we we're smart to fear them. "Power corrupts" and all of that.

They say the opposition party unlawfully used the power of the state to oppose a political opponent. There's more evidence to support that position than the other, but that doesn't the current president was clean or will stay clean.

Either way, the political establishment benefits when they force us to pick a side in self defense, no matter how repugnant.

https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/its-official-every-aspect-of-crossfire-hurricane-was-shady/

Second, U.S. critical care infrastructure is vast. The U.S. has 34.2 critical care (ICU) beds per 100,000 people — the highest in the world — compared to 12.5 in Italy (and 29.2 in Germany). Of course, hospitals and supply chains for medical equipment will still be stressed, but the U.S. has an infrastructure advantage.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2020/04/04/stop-panic-dont-let-coronavirus-win-the-pandemic-column/2942268001/

The Numbers Amaze ...

Our military is faced with a conflicting dichotomy. On one hand, we tout that we are the most technologically advanced military force on the planet. On the other, the Pentagon states that we need to upgrade our defenses to keep up with the looming threats. Depending on which briefing you attend, you may hear that the Department of Defense (DoD) is operating under a very tight budget; meanwhile, the news media points out the United States spends more on defense than any other nation in the world.
https://www.realcleardefense.com/articles/2020/04/01/the_pentagons_biggest_enemy_isnt_china_or_russia_115167.html

The part that is hard to factor in is that US decisions are based on limited losses of combatants, whilst our enemies look at combatants as assets to be used an lost in the fight to retain or grow the power of the government. The US will spend more to get the same capacity with greater survivability.

The Vaccine or Vaccines Will Work, and How SARS Cov 2 Hurts Us

https://theconversation.com/what-the-coronavirus-does-to-your-body-that-makes-it-so-deadly-133856?fbclid=IwAR3cj-RLJMLofKpTtSLktsXrriv0EAkg8zukDns3AheH8kzFFLQrTxRy9RE

https://www.city-journal.org/coronavirus-vaccine