Supply chain bottlenecks and rising COVID-19 cases caused U.S. economic growth to sputter in the third quarter. The confluence of those and other factors (including rising prices and the diminishing impact from the fiscal stimulus) caused consumer spending to plummet between July and September. SEE ALSO: Biden Administration Admits Inflation Will Only Get Worse, Blames […]
What do people die of? Well the CDC has that covered. They itemize the “underlying cause of death” into codes known as ICD-10 codes. This is actually a WHO standardization adopted here in the U.S. to categorize the causes of death. These are also used for insurance reimbursement. (There are entire professions built around this […]
The CDC Case Surveillance file FINALLY updated with data from its Oct. 1 release. The previous release was on Sept. 18. It’s always fun to study these various releases and examine the differentials with some scrutiny. I limited the comparable data to run through August 2021 which puts us at 552,699 deaths (yes, data REALLY […]
After losing his January U.S. Senate runoff, former Sen. David Perdue (R-Ga.) is mulling a dramatic political comeback. According to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Perdue is seriously considering mounting a primary challenge against Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp. The paper reports that Perdue has gone so far as to solicit advice from longtime political allies and major […]
Judge: NYPD COVID Vaccine Mandate Not Optional
A federal judge shot down the New York Police Department’s (NYPD) largest union’s temporary restraining order against Mayor de Blasio’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate with no test-out option. The Police Benevolent Association of the City of New York (NYC PBA) wanted to delay the mandate’s implementation. NYC PBA representatives argued that the policy doesn’t touch on […]