COVID vaccines have not been rolled out yet, but the Ad Council has plans in play for the general public to buy their “It’s great to get vaccinated” sales pitch. Lisa Sherman, the Ad Council’s chief executive, told The New York Times, “We’re working in advance so that once those vaccines are proven to be safe...
Category: TRENDS ON THE COVID WARFRONT
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COVID TAKES TOLL ON POOR & MINORITY COMMUNITIES
A study published last week said poor and minority communities suffered the most from the coronavirus outbreak. While this is just making the news, we have reported the hard data of health, living, and working conditions that puts them at risk. The Wall Street Journal reported that from March through May in New York City, the fatality...
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FINNISH LEADER: BEWARE OF “POPULISTS”
Finland’s Prime Minister Sanna Marin said in an interview last week she has concern the coronavirus outbreak and subsequent lockdowns that cause financial hardships could lead to an increase in interest of populist parties across Europe. Marin, who has championed her country’s social policies, which have been admired by U.S. politicians such as Senator Bernie...
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PA GOVERNOR BLAMES VIRUS, NOT HIMSELF, FOR MORE LOCKDOWN RULES
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf announced new COVID restrictions last week that banned the sale of alcohol on the evening before Thanksgiving and defended his administration’s actions by blaming the virus and not his dictatorial ruling. “The virus is what’s doing this,” he said, according to The New York Times. “It’s not me, and it’s not the...
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GOV’T STUPIDITY PROMPTS AUSSIE LOCKDOWN
In pure comic book fashion, several days ago, over fears that a man contracted COVID while buying a pizza, South Australian Premier Steven Marshall ordered widespread closures and stay-home orders for 1.7 million citizens. The misery inflicted on businesses and the population by the lockdown demand turned out to be all for naught because the...
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YOUNG VS. OLD: FIGHTING THE COVID WAR
Last week, the Financial Times reported the results of a study they conducted that identified a growing resentment among young workers toward older adults as the virus outbreak has led to various economic challenges that have hit younger generations the hardest. FT asked more than 800 individuals between the ages of 16 and 30 about their...
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U.S. SUPREME COURT: RELIGIONS RISE ABOVE BUSINESSES
In America, where there is a separation of church and state as required by the First Amendment of the Constitution, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled last week that government must no longer maintain an attitude of neutrality toward religion. Indeed, while governors, mayors, and their legions of bureaucrats have declared draconian lockdown rules to fight...
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COVID-19 SCARE: FEAR SELLS
The next time you go to the grocery store for items such as toilet paper or other essentials, get ready to see stores implementing purchase limits, which they say will help prevent another run like in the beginning days of the COVID War. The Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday chains like Kroger and Publix Super...
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REMOTE LEARNING = ATTENDANCE CRISIS
One of the unintended consequences of remote learning and public school closures is the damage they are likely to inflict on the most vulnerable children, according to a report earlier this month on EducationPost.org. Maureen Kelleher, a senior writer at the website, cited a Bellwether Education report aimed to lay out some issues that could arise...
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TICKETMASTER: GET A SHOT OR GET TESTED
Ticketmaster, the ticketing giant, is reportedly planning to make COVID test results mandatory for concertgoers who would use their cell phones to prove their negative test results. Billboard reported last Wednesday that some of the planning still needs to be worked out and stressed to the public that the medical information would be confidential. Ticketmaster reportedly...