Commentary
Show Us The Numbers on Coronavirus
The Massachusetts Department of Health's refusal to provide a town-by-town breakdown of coronavirus cases is itself a public health crisis. And it's not acceptable.
Commentary
Commentary
Morbid Coronavirus Curiosity Has a Public Purpose
Early in Taffy Brodesser-Akner's 2019 novel Fleishman Is in Trouble, there's a scene in which a man recently separated from his wife is interrogated by another parent in his child's class. It was a familiar pattern: "Had things been hard for long?"
Commentary
Coronavirus or Not, We Need A Return To Sanity
Ben Franklin was a teen when the plague struck Boston. His mother, having endured the plague several times before, was keen to the fact that the first remedy against this recurrent illness was not to panic. Many would get sick, for sure, but not most. Some would die, but by
Commentary
To Defeat the ‘Chinese Virus,’ Lean In To Freedom
President Donald Trump has an opportunity both to defeat the novel coronavirus and to gain advantage for the United States in its struggle with China. The competition between the United States and China for global influence predates both the coronavirus crisis and the Trump administration. It flared earlier in this
Commentary
If History Rhymes
Within weeks, the Coronavirus shutdown will draw to its inevitable conclusion. Life will settle into a new normal. In the long run, very likely our lives will change modestly. Perhaps we'll maintain a modified "social distance," becoming more like the Victorians and less like modern "
Culture
What A Drive-In Mass Looks Like In the Age of Coronavirus
A sign at the parking lot across the street from a Catholic church this morning told visitors not to get out of their car for any reason. Another sign said to tune in to FM 90.1.
Editorials
Think Cops Are Racists? Think Again
Heather Mac Donald's The War on Cops, written in 2016, is a first-class book that decisively refutes the frequently heard claim that America's entire criminal justice system is "racist." Many of the candidates in the 2020 Democratic presidential primary debates made this charge a
Commentary
Play Ball
If it weren't for the coronavirus outbreak, this week would mark the opening of the Major League Baseball season. Instead, the league has indefinitely postponed Opening Day, deferring to a recommendation from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to cancel gatherings of more than 250 people.
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