Commentary

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.

High gas prices cause personal pain to the vast majority of Americans.

A relatively brief set of research summaries, as the flow of studies seems to be slowing down.

No matter how the administration tries to pretty it up, the economy is in deep crap.

Another vaccine-heavy set of research summaries, but a few other nuggets thrown in.