T.O.M. Turkey

In this episode John is thinking first and foremost about the Attorney General of Indiana seeking to take a case to the Supreme Court regarding a same sex couple seeking to enforce parental rights.  Jim followed up on John’s challenge from the last episode and researched comparisons between various countries responses to the pandemic.

One of the questions researched is the comparison between the effectiveness of the French and German responses as referenced in this article from France. The effectiveness of the approach taken by South Korea is unquestionable but it is unclear as to which elements of the approach were most effective.

Another country which followed a similar approach to South Korea (with even better results) is Taiwan.  An interesting comparison can be made between Taiwan and New Zealand which took different but equally effective approaches as explained in The Lancet. The effectiveness of early intervention  may have been enhanced due to a mutation of the virus. 

Peg is focused on the “weirdness” of electronics (including this smart plug she loves). Shelly is focused on the difference between Curtis Hill and Kurtis Blow and her love for Rapper’s Delight by Sugar Hill Gang.