Gregory Cochran is an anthropologist who is very much a contrarian. On his West Hunter blog he posts occasionally, mostly on the evolution of humans. He seems to be on the conservative side, at least in that he argues for the impact of evolution on human traits, etc. In other words, he's not politically correct.
With that understanding of his leanings, I was surprised to read this takedown of Richard Epstein, who recently speculated on the outcome of Covid-19, arguing that concerns were over done. Most notably he predicted deaths in US would be 500 or les.
I only know that predictions vary very widely, and everyone who positively asserts a prediction is overdoing it.
But Cochran's post is a great example of taking no prisoners.
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