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Eric Scheske

Eric Scheske

Dystopian Us

Zero Hedge wonders whether there is a competition among governments to come up with the most dystopian over-reaction to social distancing problems. It suggests Tunisia has taken the lead by using an army helicopter to disperse a pick-up youth soccer game [https://www.zerohedge.com/health/watch-army-helicopter-used-disperse-youth-soccer-game-amid-virus-lockdown] . Tunisia has 707

Episode 71

New Episode Released Peak Crusades, Peak Middle Ages, Peak Mongols [https://www.eudemonpodcast.com/the-weekly-eudemon/2020/4/12/episode-71-peak-crusades-peak-middle-ages-peak-mongols] I'm backtracking to 1190. I think you can call that “Peak Crusades.” You had the first crusade, which was pretty successful. They took Jerusalem and held it for nearly

Miscellany

Doomsayers, Triduum, Etc. 2.2 million dead. That's what the models said. The models now say 60,000. Apparently 80,000 Americans died of the flu in 2018. Rush Limbaugh breaks it down in this monologue [https://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2020/04/08/death-model-reduced-90-since-we-heard-2-2-million/] . He's

Cliched Music

Banned Wedding Songs The wedding season nears. And so does that venerable tradition: Couples deciding what songs to ban from the DJ's playlist. According to "Mental Floss," these are the 34 songs most frequently banned [https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/604597/frequently-banned-wedding-songs]. Something I find interesting:

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> pic.twitter.com/BDAQTwTHm5 [https://t.co/BDAQTwTHm5] > — The Weekly Eudemon (@TheDailyEudemon) April 8, 2020 [https://twitter.com/TheDailyEudemon/status/1247687094388101120?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw]

Ignorance is Us

We Know Nothing "Pretense of knowledge." That's one of Hayek's key phrases. It's one of my favorites. What, exactly, do you really know? What does your neighbor really know? What does every person who wants to influence your life, from your friends

The Coming Week

Which Week? Hell Week? Or Holy Week? They're predicting the next two weeks will be the worse for the United States [https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8189153/Coronavirus-peak-death-rate-strike-U-S-11-days-2-644-people-die-24-hours.html] . NYC peaks this week; the rest of the nation next week. I'm predicting the next six

Episode 70

New Episode Released 1000 AD to 1200ish: Seljuk Turks, Crusades, St. Francis, Cluny [https://www.eudemonpodcast.com/the-weekly-eudemon/2020/4/5/episode-70-1000-ad-to-1200ish-seljuk-turks-crusades-st-francis-cluny] We left off last week at the end of the 900s. Europe was taking shape. It was mostly Catholic, Russia having converted officially in 988. With a notable

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Three truths: 1. You'd have to be a full-on moron to hate Chinese people because of Corona. 2. You'd have to be a full-on moron not to recognize this problem is because of the Chinese. 3. This problem wouldn't have gotten so bad if

BYCU

Too Much Alcohol? "I don't agree with hitting women but I understand it. I know what turns Mr. Hand into Mr. Fist" Sam Kinison. Unfortunately, I suspect there's at least one point of correlation between these stories: Booze Sales Surge During Coronavirus Outbreak [https: