The novel coronavirus, the media and the economy
A friend tweeted from Ireland (in time for St. Patrick’s Day), blaming President Trump for the major decline in the...
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Columns/Opinion
Etiquette of social distancing
Dr. Steven Pergam is like a Miss Manners for the age of coronavirus. His job title, after all, is “Infection...
Read moreFacing coronavirus facts in the age of ‘truthiness’
There’s an old song by The O’Jays that seems especially apropos to this moment. The refrain goes: “Those lies done...
Read moreBoy Scouts and inevitable bankruptcy
Thousands of former Boy Scouts and their parents are now wondering how an organization with nearly $1 billion in net...
Read moreCompetent government is important
And now we know, really know, why government is important. Even why politicians are (gulp) vital. Our lives, our families,...
Read moreWhat we lose by the closing of community department stores
Five years ago, the sad goodbye to an icon began when Macy’s decided to close its flagship location in downtown...
Read moreBolton owes lawmakers the truth
John Bolton might know the truth, but he’ll have to answer for his silence to Congress. One would think that...
Read moreIdentity politics didn’t work for Warren, either
Was being a woman Elizabeth Warren’s problem? That’s the wrong question. Here’s a better question: Was playing the protector of...
Read moreMick Mulvaney’s ousting no loss
Might as well be blunt about it: Mick Mulvaney, who was ousted Friday evening, was probably the worst White House...
Read moreThe shame of Chuck Schumer’s remarks to SCOTUS
Just when you may have thought that the low quality of political rhetoric in Washington could not get any worse,...
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