"Believe the polls ... Pollsters that were broadly successful in the last presidential election are unlikely to fail colossally in the next one."
Prof. Arnold Barnett said infection risk on planes is likely higher now than earlier in the pandemic.
"The airlines appear to be acting more out of ideology than of economics."
"Potential superspreader events should not set the standard for what exposures are considered safe."
"With the 2020 census results now in hand, election districts throughout the USA will have to be redrawn."
Regarding airline flight incidents, Arnold Barnett said, "If you think you may go to jail because of this behavior then maybe you think twice..."
Arnold Barnett estimates that about 500 people who fly each day in the U.S. are infected with the virus.
Prof. Arnold Barnett discusses the effect of keeping middle seats open on the likelihood of getting sick.
"Some American airlines have upped the ante in describing how safe it is to fly during the pandemic...their assertions are highly exaggerated.”
The question of whether a middle seat left open would improve a passenger’s odds of not getting sick compelled Arnold Barnett.
