Tag: COVID-19

… Neil Gorsuch Has Given Himself Away …

The justices of the Supreme Court aren’t always open about their views, but there are times when they inadvertently reveal just how skewed their perspectives are. First, a little background. Last year the Biden administration announced it would end its predecessor’s pandemic-era policy of expelling asylum seekers at the Mexican and Canadian borders based on … Continue reading … Neil Gorsuch Has Given Himself Away … →

… Our Enduring Discontents …

How did our country arrive at this moment of rupture and fury? How is it that mass shootings, even of children in their classrooms, and police killings of unarmed citizens of color like Tyre Nichols have become a feature of our days? How is it that politicians are banning books in a country whose founding … Continue reading … Our Enduring Discontents … →

… Avoiding A Covid-19 Economic Meltdown Depends On These 4 Things …

How well the American economy performs over the short- and intermediate-term depends on the path of the coronavirus. At issue is the recent surge in new Covid-19 cases and deaths due to the highly contagious Delta variant and the more recent Lambda variant. Another factor is the clash between politics and science. As we experience … Continue reading … Avoiding A Covid-19 Economic Meltdown Depends On These 4 Things … →

… The Prime Cellular Targets for the Novel Coronavirus …

There’s still a lot to learn about SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19. But it has been remarkable and gratifying to watch researchers from around the world pull together and share their time, expertise, and hard-earned data in the urgent quest to control this devastating virus. That collaborative spirit was on full display in … Continue reading … The Prime Cellular Targets for the Novel Coronavirus … →