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  • Texas Governor Deems Religious Services Essential

    Texas Governor Deems Religious Services Essential0

    As authorities arrest pastors for holding Sunday services in defiance of social distancing orders, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced Tuesday that religious services are to be considered essential in his state. Abbott issued an executive order relating to statewide continuity of essential services and activities during the coronavirus pandemic. The order mandated that all Texans

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  • Staying Sane in a Pandemic

    Staying Sane in a Pandemic0

    The Coronavirus Zombies are here. I just returned from Martin’s, our local grocery, where I saw many of my fellow Virginians, some of them masked, drifting around the store, picking over what remains of the canned goods, casting hopeful glances at the paper goods aisle – nope, still no TP – their eyes dull, mostly

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  • Old Laws Stand In Telemedicine’s Way

    Old Laws Stand In Telemedicine’s Way0

    As of April 1, there are more than 179,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the U.S. Nowhere has been hit harder than New York City where there are more than 76,000 confirmed cases and 1,550 people have died. As many had feared, the city failed to “flatten the curve” and medical need has exceeded what

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  • What’s Really Happening in China With Coronavirus? Four Things to Know

    What’s Really Happening in China With Coronavirus? Four Things to Know0

    The Chinese government says it has lifted the lockdown for the province of Hubei, where the coronavirus first emerged, and has reported no new results for several days. However, much anecdotal information has arisen to call the official line from the Chinese Communist Party into question. Here are some of the key questions, along with

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  • The Markles Discover America

    The Markles Discover America0

    Welcome to America, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle! The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have alighted on these shores and it looks like they will stick around. When they announced in January that they would be “stepping back” from full-time work as royals, Harry and Meghan said they wanted to live in “North America.” At

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  • Sweden and the Tough Choices of COVID-19

    Sweden and the Tough Choices of COVID-190

    At this moment in our history the United States has 26 Republican governors and 24 Democratic governors. Of the 26 Republican governors, nine have issued “shelter-in-place” orders, closing nearly all businesses, and commanding people to stay at home except for necessary trips to grocery stores, pharmacies, and hospitals. Of the 24 Democratic governors, 20 have

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  • Study: Consumers Don’t Care About Govt Licenses

    Study: Consumers Don’t Care About Govt Licenses0

    The already crippling credentialization of the workforce via burdensome and unnecessary occupational licensing laws is hitting workers particularly hard during the coronavirus pandemic, thus making it more difficult for job seekers to find work. Indeed, seemingly reasonable requirements that electricians and healthcare professionals be licensed has given way to ludicrous laws mandating that… adult film

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  • Every Census Throughout History Has Had Flaws

    Every Census Throughout History Has Had Flaws0

    A few days ago, I completed my 2020 U.S. census form. My latest book details the fundamentals and significance of the 2020 census. By April 1, every residence in the United States will be contacted, usually by mail, to answer only seven questions. This year you may respond online, although there are options for paper,

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  • Zoom’s Acceleration Isn’t Slowed by Red Tape

    Zoom’s Acceleration Isn’t Slowed by Red Tape0

    Founder and current CEO emeritus of Visa, Inc., Dee Hock once said, “From no more than dreams, determination, and the liberty to try, quite ordinary people consistently do extraordinary things.” Yet in the fight against COVID-19, many “ordinary people” have been blocked from doing “extraordinary things.” Due to government regulations, too few people have been

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