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About Fenster

Gainfully employed for thirty years, including as one of those high paid college administrators faculty complain about. Earned Ph.D. late in life and converted to the faculty side. Those damn administrators are ruining everything.

COVID Coverage

Fenster writes: The Cytokene Storm as a metaphor for a society destroying itself. The burden of proof. Nursing homes: a third of all deaths. Nursing homes: 40%of all deaths. Nursing homes: over 80% of deaths in Canada. The invention of … Continue reading

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Cousins Debate Best of Beatles

Fenster writes: Say this about the virus: it has had some positive effects.  Of course, opinions differ. In many instances whether an effect is positive or not will be in the eye of the beholder.  Some, but not all, might … Continue reading

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Clayton Christensen’s Chickens Coming Home to Roost?

Back in 2012 I had a side blog dealing with higher education.  I include a post from it below, preceded by background and, of course, a digression.

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There Will Always Be an Oceania

Fenster writes: As the virus makes its way through the Sceptered Isle across the pond the activities of the English constabulary are put once again into high relief.  Drones flying above the moors in search of walkers too far from … Continue reading

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Thoughts of a Semi-Self Quarantiner Elsewhere

Fenster writes: I have written a number of posts here on the virus.  A conversation with a friend ensued. I recorded my last note to him on a companion site.  You can find that here. The gist: K– I made … Continue reading

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Thoughts of a Semi-Self-Quarantiner: If You Don’t Like the Weather Wait a Few Minutes

Fenster writes: Earlier thoughts from semi-self-quarantiner: 1, 2, 3, 4. 5. Twain’s comment about the weather in New England is appropriate in the context of the virus.  If you don’t like the situation, give it a day and see what changes.

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Thoughts of a Semi-Self-Quarantiner: But if You Go Carrying Pictures of Chairman Mao

Fenster writes: Earlier thoughts from semi-self-quarantine: 1, 2, 3, 4. It is hard for citizens to know what is going on with the virus.  You can argue citizens need not know that much, and mostly need to follow the sound … Continue reading

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Notes on The Unz Review

Fenster writes: I recently had several blog posts on the Ch*nese Virus published as an article in The Unz Review.  That raised some eyebrows among my progressive friends, and even some less-progressive ones.  So here is a note explaining my … Continue reading

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Thoughts of a Semi-Self-Quarantiner: a modest proposal

Fenster writes: Previously on Semi-Self-Quarantiner: 1, 2, 3. How’s this for a modest proposal.

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Thoughts of a Semi-Self-Quarantiner: When you see a fork in the road, take it.

Fenster writes: Previously on Semi-Self-Quarantiner: 1, 2. My last post on the virus has not yet gone viral.  But that will not stop me from piling on.  So here’s another.

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