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Like rivets popping on the hull of the sinking Titanic, the stresses of the pandemic are revealing unexpected weaknesses in our societies. Suddenly we’ve realized that it wasn’t a great idea to source protective masks from China, that warehousing the elderly is dangerous, that we need check-out chicks more than we need managers, and so
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Easter Sunday came and went with much of the country still on coronavirus lockdown. People stayed home, families stayed apart, and states continued to ban gatherings of 10 or more people. Of course, this also meant attending church on Christianity’s holiest of days was verboten. That didn’t stop some churchgoers. Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear noted at
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During 2019 BC (Before Coronavirus), every morning brought at least one or two headlines of some person or group newly offended in the culture wars. Some sportscaster would make an innocuous comment, be labeled a misogynist, and find himself packing his bags. A speaker would arrive at a college campus where an angry mob would
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Brook Jackson knew things were wrong immediately after being hired in late 2020 by Ventavia Research Group. Her job was to oversee its clinical trial of Pfizer’s not-yet-approved COVID-19 vaccine. She repeatedly told company officials of the breaches in protocol and other actions that compromised the study, but her protests were ignored. “I recognized fraud
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On August 28, 2021, Christine Hoehne’s world turned upside down. Until that pivotal day, Christine had been a high-achieving global benefits manager and consultant, working on healthcare and well-being programs for employees in over 150 countries. She was a mother of three, an avid traveler, and a marathon runner. She lived a full, vibrant, and
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The coronavirus has reportedly driven a surge of interest in egg freezing, with the difficulty of dating during the pandemic prompting women to “consider their options.” Some clinics have seen inquiries jumping by 50 percent over the summer. The owner of the London Women’s Clinic, Dr Kamal Ahuja, explained: “Uncertainty creates anxiety — and also,
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