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Vote By Mail, Just This Once

Who among us, knowing what we know now about COVID-19, doesn’t wish we could roll back the clock to Jan. 1, 2020 and make very different decisions about testing, contact tracing, PPE and social distancing? Well, we are staring at another possible disaster bearing down on us. I refer to the Nov. 3 election. There is still time to act wisely, but not much time. In the midst of coronavirus, we simply cannot conduct elections in the usual way. In-person voting represents a threat to the health of poll volunteers (most of whom are over age 60), and to voters themselves. We cannot ask ...

Facing Death In Slow Motion

During the past month, as Americans have been terrified of the coronavirus, another demon has been lurking ready to pounce. It is a demon of our own creation. It is the now amply manifested inability of elected officials to resist the temptation of totalitarianism. And it is slowly bringing about the death of personal liberty in our once free society. It is one thing for public officials to use a bully pulpit to educate and even intimidate the populace into a prudent awareness of basic sanitary behaviors — even those which go against our nature — to impede the spread of the virus. ...

Are You Fed Up With The Accusations?

Are you fed up yet with the accusations about the virus? We are driving less, so we are pumping fewer pollutants into our air. But we are smogging it with accusations and finger-pointing. (Fill in the blank) has blood on his/her/their hands! He was late! He was early! The WHO screwed up. And all that. Here is my humble attempt to clear a bit of the air. There are a few questions we might be wise to ask about the infamous virus crisis: Why are the US numbers coming in much lower than experts predicted they would be? The experts will offer any number of reasons why their models were so ...

Schlafly Is Godmother Of America First

Anti-patriot hatred never rests. Hollywood has launched a new character assassination vehicle targeting the late great Phyllis Schlafly. “Mrs. America” debuts on FX on Hulu this week with liberal actress Cate Blanchett starring as the traditionalist Catholic conservative activist who defeated the so-called Equal Rights Amendment in the 1970s and went on to helm the influential Eagle Forum until her death at 92 in 2016. Blanchett, who also served as executive producer on the project, denies any bias against Schlafly and points to the entire movie staff’s refusal to speak with any ...

China Experience Doesn’t Negate Gains From Trade

The coronavirus has brought many things to light that might not have been obvious before if you weren’t looking. One of them is that the Chinese Communist Party is still a dictatorial communist regime with its eye on world economic dominance. There is a recent trend for companies to pull their operations out of China and move them back to the United States, because of heightened risks of doing business there. At this point, however, an estimated 90% of many important pharmaceuticals, including medicines for fighting the virus, come from China, which has threatened to block them if they ...

The Odds Are Stacked Against Free Enterprise

As we continue weathering the coronavirus pandemic, some forward-thinking states and their leaders are preparing a pivot that puts their people back to work and brightens the economic outlook for the long term. And then there is Virginia, which appears poised to pursue shortsighted business decisions that will ultimately cost it jobs, tax revenues and respect. A landmark bill to bring casino gaming to Virginia is awaiting signature by Governor Ralph Northam. Northam is perhaps best known on the national stage for his controversial yearbook photo showing two men: one in blackface and ...