Plenty, writes Andrew C. McCarthy, who explains there is a fundamental issue of political legitimacy. Those who so portentously remind us that they are in “government service” need to be mindful of what a servant is and who the master is. The Constitution is a solemn pact that “codifies the relationship between the people and the governmental system […]
Reopening the Economy – a Win/Win for Governors and Trump
As America looks forward to putting an end to Coronavirus lockdown, life as we have known it will not happen without guidelines for safe behavior. Will everyone have to wear a mask, or only people who interact with the public? Will Americans of a certain age be advised to stay at home longer? Who will […]
A Coronavirus Crib Sheet from the WSJ
Holman Jenkins explains in the WSJ: How we got here, where we are going, and how we confront coronavirus. The Spread: The first case emerged in Wuhan on 17 November. China/World Health Organization did not acknowledged human-to-human transmission until 20 January. Wuhan exported between eight and 16 undetected cases to the U.S. through air travel, […]
Bill Gates. Why the World Needs More Billionaires
When asked recently what good his fortune could do in the Age of Coronavirus, Bill Gates replied, “Governments will eventually come up with lots of money, but they don’t know where to direct it. They can’t move as quickly.” At the moment, there are a number of promising vaccine constructs to fight coronavirus, and the […]
Will America Reawaken as a Cry Baby or a Roaring Giant?
Beijing, at the beginning of the coronavirus outbreak, hid the origins, nature, and transmissibility of the virus. Then it lied about its supposedly brilliant control of the epidemic. Victor Davis Hanson in NRO wonders if America will now recalibrate its relationship with China to ensure that, when the next pandemic hits, America will not be […]
The Oddly Overlooked Logic Behind the Toilet Paper Crisis
Do Americans really believe that our politicians are going to provide thoughtful well-considered answers to how we get our economy back on track? For example, notes James Freeman in the WSJ, the Senate minority leader went from arguing that “the President is such a threat to the republic that he must be removed from office […]
Are Ventilators a Bridge to Nowhere?
Does it help putting people who have coronavirus on ventilators versus letting them struggle on? Strictly speaking, claims Matt Strauss, no one knows whether those who survive their time on a ventilator may have survived anyway. Conversely, Dr. Strauss, a critical care physician, notes that also unknown is whether some would-be survivor died because he […]
In the Age of Coronavirus –Separating the Political Wheat from the Chaff
When this is all over – the coronavirus – Americans will understand that once the federal government fully grasped the breadth of the virus crisis, it moved with “soberness, speed and a spirit of cooperation.” What the coronavirus has done, writes Kimberley A. Strassel in the WSJ, is separate those who are leading from those […]
In the Age of Coronavirus – Trump’s Single Most Important Step
On 31 January, as President Trump is not shy about reminding Americans at his daily briefings, the President banned U.S. travel with China. The Chronology of the Coronavirus The Center for Disease Control (CDC) was assuring Americans that the risk to America was low. The World Health Organization (WHO) was covering for China. Democrats were […]
In the Age of Coronavirus – the Long Term Path to Democratic Socialism?
When asked her view of the Coronavirus crisis, one centenarian, isolated at an eldercare facility in the Midwest, explained, “I was a nurse in World War II, and we knew exactly what we were doing and why. What makes this so different is the constant uncertainty.” “It’s nice to know the wisdom of age still […]
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