Craig Calcaterra

The Pandemic Diary: June 11

I’m only updating the Diary if events warrant it. An event has warranted it.

Police are out of control. It’s time to hit them where it hurts: their budgets

For ten days we have seen police aggression, escalation, and violence. It’s not some aberration. It’s the logical product of giving police too much money and too much power. It’s time we cut it back. Significantly.

Law, Media, Politics

We are a nation at war

Tonight the president ordered peaceful protesters fired upon in service of a photo op. And of something far more sinister.

General, Law, Politics

We have still not repented for our original sin

Black Lives Matter: Justice for George Floyd

Pandemic Diary

The Pandemic Diary: The End

The Pandemic Diary has run its course. Thank you for being with me as it ran its course.

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The Pandemic Diary: May 26

Baseball, lemonade, and a politicized Justice Department: American traditions that always endure

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The Pandemic Diary: May 25

How are you today, fellow “Human Capital Stock?”

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The Pandemic Diary: May 24

If you liked seeing photos of dorks crowding a pool yesterday, get a load of what happened in Ohio today.

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The Pandemic Diary: May 23

Packed pools, play dates, and virtual graduations

General

Taking a day off

Hey all: I’m taking a mental health break from the diary today. No big reason. Everything’s fine. It’s mostly a matter of having written a thousand or two words every day for over two months now and needing an evening (and, as I’m writing this, following morning) in which I just put the news and […]