Commentary

Another comparison of the multi-year epidemic reveals an apparent plateauing, but testing skews everything.

The population rate version of the age structure of the epidemic, which is a somewhat better way to look at trends by age.

Another update on the age structure as well--same old, same old--all the serious disease is in older folks.

Electricity rates are rising rapidly.

For the 65 and over age group, being vaxed and boosted appears to provide protection against serious disease.

Vaccines appear to do little to prevent infection in this age group, but do seem to inhibit serious disease.

For young adults, the vaccines have limited protection against infection, but do seem to limit serious disease.

For this group of older children, vaccines offer no protection from infection and likely no effect on hospitalization risk, which is extremely small to start with.

For young children, the data shows zero benefit from vaccination.

Another week, another update on breakthrough events.

Minnesota's 2021 state crime report is here and shows exactly what you expect in a state and metro area run by ideological idiots.

A little diversion into the realm of big picture thinking about the existence of the universe and life.

My home state has a horrific tax and business climate, so people are heading out.

CDC does a half-hearted pullback on its heavy-handed viral suppression efforts and acknowledges the reality that vax aren't limiting either infections or transmission.

More charts on national and midwest electricity sources and use.