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Canine Companion: Spend Some Extra Time In Nature With Your Dog

Hey, guys, I hope all of you are doing well staying safe and healthy during this difficult time. Before beginning this week’s column, as a professor of biology/canine behavior I would like to say to all college students who are transferring from traditional to online courses finishing out ...

Panic If You Must, Then Pivot

When is the last time someone told you to calm down, and it worked? I’m not seeing a lot of raised hands. Having someone tell us we’re overreacting is annoying and condescending. Infuriating, even. It makes you want to blind them with the whites of your eyes as you lean in menacingly ...

Socialism’s Historic Story, Past

Senator Bernie Sanders’ call for socialism has resonated among many Americans, particularly young Americans. They’ve fallen prey to the idea of a paradise here on Earth where things are free and there’s little want. But socialists never reveal what turns out to be their true agenda. ...

Supply And Demand, Hoarding, Price Gouging — And The Coronavirus

Editor’s Note: Mark Shields is off this week. The following column is by Veronique De Rugy. As the saying goes, “Nothing is certain but death and taxes.” I would add, “and anti-price gouging legislation in times of crisis.” Yet price increases in the face of sudden shortages are an ...

Will Virus Kill New World Order?

Dr. Brian Monahan, attending physician of Congress, told a closed meeting of Senate staffers this week that 70 million to 150 million Americans — a third of the nation — could contract the coronavirus. Dr. Anthony Fauci testified that the mortality rate for COVID-19 will likely run near ...

Voters To Take Responsibility Very Seriously

“Let’s blow it all up.” That was the sentiment that animated any number of Republican primary voters in 2016. The “it” was (take your pick) the Republican Party, the “establishment,” the country. There were many good reasons for voters to be dissatisfied with the state of things ...