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Social Distancing Has Its Own Togetherness

As the coronavirus stops normal life, trapping more Americans in their homes, some have raised the specter of another health threat: loneliness. Before this crisis seized our anxieties, much discussion centered around the dangers of perceived social isolation and feeling cut off from others. ...

Are Americans All-In For Virus War?

“It’s a war,” says President Donald Trump of his efforts to contain the coronavirus pandemic, and likening his role to that of “wartime president.” New York Governor Andrew Cuomo welcomed the president’s claim to his commander in chief role in the crisis and his resolve: “The ...

Let’s Preserve The November Election

We are facing one discrete problem in the mass of chaos surrounding this pandemic that we can and must address immediately — the security of November’s election. Voting in the traditional way requires us to do the very thing that epidemiologists and public health authorities have ...

Freedom In A Time Of Madness

“The Constitution of the United States is a law for rulers and people, equally in war and in peace, and covers with the shield of its protection all classes of men, at all times and under all circumstances.” — Ex parte Milligan, U.S. Supreme Court (1866) During the Civil War, when ...

If You Can Keep Your Head…

This virus has created The Season of Big IFs. IF we subdue and control the virus. IF we manage to keep infections and deaths to a minimum. IF we achieve much lower numbers than “experts” predict. Then, the administration will earn plaudits. Most of the nation will sing the praises of ...

Before Buying Insurance, Examine Plans That Meet Your Needs

Question: Why is that my friend insures with the same health insurance company as I do, but she pays less, so how can I get that cheaper pricing? Answer: My friend, Amy and I both have Toyotas. We love our vehicles, but mine gets better gas mileage and my monthly payment is lower because I ...