The Day First-World Problems Became Real
Ten years ago or so, a popular meme spread on the Internet called first-world problems. The idea here is to…
World Health Organization Walks Back Claim about Asymptomatic Spread
People are so bored with COVID-19 these days that it takes a special kind of disease news to light up…
Why Did they Close the Schools?
On March 12, 2020, a banshee-like cry went out to an email list of public health professionals and government officials…
America Rediscovers Empathy
From early in the lockdown days, it became clear that this crisis would not make us “come together” and be…
Why Does the New York Times Brazenly Deny the Obvious?
Don’t laugh derisively, as people do these days, but I’ve always admired the New York Times. First draft of history.…
Looters, Lockdowners, and the Law
“Coronavirus hasn’t been a thing since Friday,” said a friend. “The new story is racism.” Following American media culture can…
Delayed Medical Procedures: Stories from the Front Lines
Last month, there was a bit of a chill in my right molar. My left molar was already capped after…
Will the Politicians Admit Their Lockdown Mistake?
See if you can make sense of the following transcript of an interview with Donald Trump on the lockdown, as…
The 2007 Origins of Forced School Closings and Mandatory Human Separation
The idea of a full lockdown of society in the event of a pandemic first emerged as an extremist proposal…
America Is Opening. It Never Should Have Shut Down
I wanted to celebrate the opening day of breweries in Connecticut. But it was hardly that. Open means freedom of…