”Socialism is a wonderful idea. It is only as a reality that it has been disastrous. Among people of every race, color, and creed, all around the world, socialism has led to hunger in countries that used to have surplus food to export…. Nevertheless, for many of those who deal primarily in ideas, socialism remains an attractive idea — in fact, seductive. Its every failure is explained away as due to the inadequacies of particular leaders.”

— Thomas Sowell

BIRTHDAYS:

1660 Sebastián Durón, Spanish composer. Ondas, riscos, peces, mares, and Vaya pues rompiendo el aire (Jácara)

1721 Roger Sherman, American politician, lawyer, and a Founding Father of the United States. He is the only person to sign all four great state papers of the United States: the Continental Association, the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the Constitution. He also signed the 1774 Petition to the King.

MISCELLANEOUS:

THE SHOT HEARD ROUND THE WORLD. The Battles of Lexington and Concord (11:15)

THE COVID 19 INJECTIONS AND LOCKDOWNS BEGAN ON MARCH 15, 2020. THE TRAGEDY THAT ENSUED WAS ENTIRELY AVOIDABLE. I RECOMMEND ANYONE CONSIDERING DOING THIS AGAIN IN THE FUTURE PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING:

Nuremberg Code (1947)

Disease Mitigation Measures in the Control of Pandemic Influenza (2006)

Great Barrington declaration (2020)