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Evidence for Wuhan Labs as the True COVID Culprit Is Growing 0
- International
- April 16, 2020
It’s been billed as a right-wing nut-job conspiracy theory: the idea that the coronavirus accidentally escaped from a virology facility in Wuhan, China. Originally the virus was thought to have originated in Wuhan at a so-called wet market. In fact, those who have dared to discuss such a possibility – a seemingly logical one, as
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The Spanish Flu Aftermath Suggests There’s Hope for America 0
- Culture
- April 16, 2020
The coronavirus may be abating. The curve for new cases in New York City has flattened, officials are reporting fewer cases across the country, and the number of deaths from the virus has slackened. So why have Americans gotten even crazier than they were? On Saturday, the day before Easter, my local grocery store was
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Gun Control: We’re Avoiding It During COVID-19 So Far 0
- Politics
- April 16, 2020
If history has taught us anything, it’s that a crisis is the lifeblood of state growth. The coronavirus saga offers a treasure trove of power grabs that elected officials are seeking to ram through while Americans must make significant readjustments in their daily lives due to state-imposed shutdowns around the nation. Some of the attempts
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After Trump, Who Will Progressives Hate?0
- Culture
- April 16, 2020
Recently New York City’s Comptroller Scott Stringer suffered the loss of his mother, Arlene Stringer-Cuevas. Stringer-Cuevas died at age 86 due to complications from COVID-19. Labeling his pain as “incalculable,” Stringer appeared on CNN to proclaim his anger. During an interview with Anderson Cooper Stringer lashed out: “Donald Trump has blood on his hands, and he has
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Trump to Halt US Funding for WHO 2
- Breaking News
- April 15, 2020
Somebody had to say it. Speaking at a press briefing on April 7, President Trump chastised the World Health Organization (WHO) for having “really called, I would say, every aspect of it [the coronavirus] wrong.” Trump went further Tuesday evening, announcing that the U.S. would place a hold on WHO funding over its handling of
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Coronavirus Racial Disparities Miss the Bigger Picture 0
- Culture
- April 15, 2020
Public officials and activists are sounding the alarm about alleged racial disparities in the coronavirus death rate. New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams claimed last week that the city’s official responses to the virus have “clearly” discriminated against black and brown New Yorkers, as evidenced by fatality data. Blacks make up 22 percent of
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