Author Archives: Michael Froomkin

Best. Health. System. In. The. World.

Posted on March 14, 2020 by Michael Froomkin

The Intercept prints a Dispatch from an American Nurse on the Frontlines of the Effort to Contain Coronavirus about how one somewhat rural hospital in a chain of (for profit?) hospitals prepared for Coronavirus.

TL/DR: Not at all, then badly.

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Pandumbic (For the Record)

Posted on March 14, 2020 by Michael Froomkin

I assume everyone has seen this by now, but if you happen to have missed it, enjoy — to the extent it’s possible to enjoy anything about this administration.

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Everywhere

Posted on March 14, 2020 by Michael Froomkin

There’s even one case in Réunion in case you were thinking of hiding out on an island.

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Academics’ Letter on Protecting 47 U.S.C. § 230

Posted on March 9, 2020 by Michael Froomkin

I signed an academic’s letter on CDA § 230’s benefits which has been sent to leaders in Congress. Sadly, this foundational law, which accidentally or on purpose made the modern internet possible, is under threat. I’m more about benefit #4 in the letter than ##1-3, although I think they are true too. And I suppose good advocacy aims at its audience.

Kudos to Eric Goldman and David Levine for organizing the letter, which attracted a politically diverse set of signatories.

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The East is Red

Posted on March 9, 2020 by Michael Froomkin

And we’re catching up.  Map of virus outbreaks today:

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Something Happened

Posted on March 6, 2020 by Michael Froomkin

The other day I wrote, “Barring something strange on or after Super Tuesday, I plan to vote for Warren in the upcoming Florida primary.”

Well, something happened.  Since I haven’t voted yet I get to change my mind.  That puts me ahead of those Florida voters who already voted by absentee: they are stuck with their choices per the Miami Herald,

The candidates have the prerogative to change their minds about running. You the voter, on the other hand, are stuck. Voters in Florida don’t get a do-over in the voting booth or by mail.

“In the State of Florida, you’re only allowed to vote once,” said Suzy Trutie, deputy supervisor of elections for the Miami-Dade County Elections Department.

So, Bernie or Biden?  Likely fruitless attempts at change vs likely successful attempts at status quo (with some status quo ante thrown in)?  That shouldn’t take very long to decide.

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