America, "the land of the free and the home of the brave."  Or maybe not.  One of the most unnerving things about the Wuhan virus's appearance on our shores is the speed with which people willingly abandoned their traditional liberties to stay safe.  Just last week, a Kaiser Health poll found that 80% of Americans are willing to accept the shutdown for another month.  This is a staggering notion, considering that, in California alone, 20% of the population is unemployed. It's likewise staggering when one considers that the mortality rate is around that of the flu and that, like the flu, it targets the old and the sick, with occasional unlucky young people thrown into the mix.  It also targets people in exceptionally virus-rich environments, so they need extra Personal Protective Equipment.  The rest of us, though, are pretty safe.  In other words, Americans seem willing...(Read Full Post)