Coronavirus News, Analysis, and Opinion:

“Please get vaccinated so our nutcase of a governor will have less reasons for mindless restrictions!”
— Jerry Falwell Jr., offering a unique rationale for getting vaccinated.

Nearly 40% of Marines have declined Covid-19 vaccine

Women, those under 40 more likely to have side effects to COVID vaccine

Cryptocurrency, Investing, Money, Economy, and Debt:

The Forgotten Shipping Pallet Stages a Pandemic-Era Rally

More Plants At GM Go Dark As Chip Shortage Continues To Bite

How Debt and Climate Change Pose ‘Systemic Risk’ to World Economy

Politics:

Boehner Says He Regrets Clinton Impeachment

Former Speaker John Boehner, Republican of Ohio, says in a new memoir that he regrets supporting the impeachment of President Bill Clinton, calling it a partisan attack that he now wishes he had repudiated.
“In my view, Republicans impeached him for one reason and one reason only — because it was strenuously recommended to us by one Tom DeLay. Tom believed that impeaching Clinton would win us all these House seats, would be a big win politically, and he convinced enough of the membership and the G.O.P. base that this was true.”
“I was on board at the time. I won’t pretend otherwise. But I regret it now. I regret that I didn’t fight against it.”

China’s Arrogance Is Uniting Its Rivals

Over the past century, globally ambitious autocracies have frequently made two fatal mistakes. First, they have underestimated the U.S., a country whose shambolic democracy masks its tremendous resilience and strength. Second, they have failed to see how their own aggressive behavior will, eventually, drive their multiplying enemies together. Judging by recent events, Xi Jinping’s China is making both mistakes at once…
The scary reality of U.S.-China relations is that we may soon enter a period of even higher tensions. Overconfident autocrats who think the world is moving in their direction can be very dangerous. Desperate autocrats who suddenly realize that their window is closing can be more dangerous still.

The Tragic Mediocrity of the U.S. Congress

Trump addresses GOP as power to shape national debate wanes.

Serendipity:

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