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  • The Last Great Pandemic

    The Last Great Pandemic0

    Hardly anything that happens in this world is truly unprecedented. As Americans respond to the coronavirus pandemic, which began in China, with canceled events, business closures, and aggressive social distancing, many are taking an interest in another great pandemic that took place a hundred years ago. “We have an invisible enemy. We have a problem that a

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  • How Hope Can Keep You Healthier and Happier

    How Hope Can Keep You Healthier and Happier0

    Hope can erode when we perceive threats to our way of life, and these days, plenty are out there. As we age, we may struggle with a tragic loss or chronic disease. As we watch the news, we see our political system polarized, hopelessly locked in chaos. The coronavirus spreads wider daily; U.S. markets signaled

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  • ‘Going Big’: White House Says COVID-19 Relief Checks on Way to Americans

    ‘Going Big’: White House Says COVID-19 Relief Checks on Way to Americans0

    To stimulate a flagging economy amid the coronavirus pandemic, President Donald Trump said Tuesday that his administration is “going big” by sending out checks directly to Americans. During the daily briefing with the White House’s coronavirus task force, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said more details are coming, but suggested the amount of money in the checks

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  • The Myth That the President and the Fed Direct the Stock Market

    The Myth That the President and the Fed Direct the Stock Market0

    If you own stocks, you’re probably searching for explanations about the sudden bear market. The answers you find likely start with an event: what the Fed does, what President Trump does, or what the coronavirus does. For example, last week, news stories conflated a speech by President Trump with the market decline: “The president’s prime

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  • Pandemic Through the Eyes of a Globalist

    Pandemic Through the Eyes of a Globalist0

    Nearly 50 years ago, philosopher Thomas Nagel published a now-classic thought experiment on the nature of consciousness. “What Is It Like to Be a Bat?” is an attempt to do what is ultimately impossible: to see the world through the eyes of another sentient being. Whether Nagel succeeded is anyone’s guess. (The bat lobby has

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  • Government COVID-19 Tests Were Awful, Now Private Labs Are Saving the Day

    Government COVID-19 Tests Were Awful, Now Private Labs Are Saving the Day0

    The World Health Organization has declared the coronavirus a global pandemic. As of Friday afternoon, there are 132,000 diagnosed cases of COVID-19 worldwide, and the global death toll has topped 5,000 people. The fast-spreading virus claimed 196 lives in Italy, on Tuesday alone. At this time, 90 percent of all cases are in four countries:

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