Welcome to my new blog. After four years at the Washington Monthly and 12 years at Mother Jones, I've decided to go full circle and return to blogging at my own site. This gives me a little more freedom to post when I want and a little more freedom to say what I want without worrying about how it might reflect on others.
Aside from that, things will be pretty much the same as always. I mostly blog about policy—I call it "policy lite"—but also about anything else that catches my eye. As always, there are lots of charts and, every Friday, plenty of cats. So settle in and enjoy.
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I'm just glad you're still blogging. Seeing your real data, selfreflective photography, cat stuff and common sense analysis has been part of life for many years. A bit of quiet to balance out all the noise. By the way, how's your mum doing? Gave us all a bit of a scare last year.
Yes, and we need Friday cat blogging!
I’m delighted that you will be blogging and we won’t be losing your voice. I’ve found it to be an invaluable perspective. Also, I get to keep up with your health updates and cats! And charts! Just added the link to your blog on my home screen. Read you soon.
Re: Charts. The US/Europe comparison from early December was excellent but ended right when the current wave began.
https://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2020/12/heres-another-look-at-covid-19-deaths-in-the-us-vs-europe/