People in total quarantine in Melbourne pointed out the danger of their apartment buildings three months ago, and asked for help in controlling the spread of coronavirus, but they did not get help.

All of Melbourne is now under stay-at-home orders due to the beginning of a second wave of Covid-19.

It seems that reopening business went too fast.

Under the current rules and situation in England, reopening pubs is a step too far.

Some demand to remove s statue of Lincoln which presented him as having just broken the chains of a black slave. A letter published by Frederic Douglass and the history of abolitionism show that the criticism is only half right.

The issue about statues of President Grant reflects hypercritical attitude which has become common. His temporary co-ownership of a farm with slaves on it was a small aspect of his life, and a small effect on the world. His defeat of the Confederacy, and his work, as president, for equality were enormous. Doesn't a great good outweigh a small wrong?

If we take a perfectionist attitude towards judging our heroes, we will soon have none.

The UK has imposed a necessary lock down in the city of Leicester, where there was an outbreak of Covid-19. However, this would not have been necessary if government had done its job properly earlier.

Melbourne, Australia, recently ordered the residents of certain large apartment buildings not to leave their apartments except in an emergency. Coronavirus was spreading quickly in these buildings.

The start of this was managed thoughtlessly, but since then the city has arranged to bring them food, waive their rent, and give them some money to make up for missed work. Since this quarantine is only for 5 days — enough time to test everyone — I think it is legitimate. It should keep coronavirus from spreading to everyone in the building, and thence to many other people.

I suppose the residents that are actually infected will be quarantined for two more weeks.

Canada is allowing BlackRock to convert its infrastructure bank into a giant giveaway to Wall Street.