The Politics of Coronavirus: Some Not-So-Obvious Questions
As the Spirited Reasoner pens this week’s installment, we have learned of the first death caused by the coronavirus on U. S. soil. It occurred in Washington State and involved…
Month: February 2020
Wisdom We Have (Hopefully) Learned from Donald Trump
Whether or not President Trump wins reelection in November, those of us who call ourselves Spirited Reasoners can thank him for teaching us a few lessons. Here’s a sampling: Our…
Sanders, Buttigieg, Klobuchar, Bloomberg, Warren, Biden—The Final Six?
As you can see, the Spirited Reasoner knows nothing about March Madness. Any college basketball fan knows that the tournament field is steadily reduced by a factor of two, so…
Democratic Party Contenders: The Changing Landscape
Our Founding Fathers worried a great deal about the evils of what they called “factions.” Given the unadulterated partisanship of Donald Trump’s State of the Union address and the equal…
Coronavirus: The Uncontrollable Consequences
The city of Wuhan—ground zero for the coronavirus—has a population of between 7 and 11 million people, depending on whose list you consult. As a metropolitan area, that makes it…