Cold November mailbag

Korea-envy, combatting China, and when political courage worked out

Quick reminder that we’re having a third anniversary happy hour in DC on November 8, would love to see you if you’re free.

It’s suddenly chilly! And I will whine again about the fact that there is no school today for no clear reason.

Some positivity instead: The Covid vaccines saved over two million lives, generating about $6.5 trillion in value purely f…