More Ebola facts, up to date (after many in quarantine are getting out, disease-free.) Why some are so fearful (the perfect storm of fears: infectious disease, immigration and terrorism, exploited by politicians currently running.) And why Ebola makes no sense as a terrorist weapon. All of those are from Slate.
From Bloomberg, a little more psychological about why people are fearful. And Jonathan Bernstein on why President Obama's choice for the Ebola "Czar" makes sense.
And an ongoing project but already wide perspective on all of this, check out the maybe too obvious wikipedia page.
On Having Turned 80
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It seemed odd, even to me, that after posts (or, let's face it, essays) on
major and not so major birthdays for the past 20 years, I let turning 80 go ...
2 weeks ago

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