The states of Georgia and Tennessee reportedly are taking steps to restart their economies after the coronavirus shutdown, and South Carolina has plans to do the same. The White House guidelines issued last week, however, call for any state to enter the first phase of reopening only after 14 days of decline in the spread […]
Republican members of the House Oversight Committee accused their Democratic colleagues of exploiting the coronavirus pandemic to push their own “extreme” immigration agenda. House Oversight Committee ranking member Jim Jordan said congressional Democrats were attempting to use the COVID-19 outbreak “to advocate for their extreme changes in immigration policy,” and commended the White House for enforcing the […]
Poland on Sunday commemorated the 1943 Warsaw Ghetto uprising, replacing its annual official ceremonies with low-key gatherings on site or online as the coronavirus pandemic prevented any big events, AFP reported. Wearing a protective mask, the Chief Rabbi of Poland, Rabbi Michael Schudrich, recited a prayer at the monument dedicated to the uprising in front […]
KYIV, Ukraine—Seriously, what else could go wrong? With Ukraine still on lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic, massive wildfires, including one within the Chernobyl exclusion zone, sent clouds of potentially radioactive smog into Ukraine’s capital city of Kyiv on Thursday—the same day an unusual sand storm hit the city. The combination of dust and smoke […]
It’s reasonable to assume that the vast majority of Americans process news and data, and calculate that self-quarantining, wearing masks, and social distancing make sense for themselves, their families, and the country. Free people act out of self-preservation, but they shouldn’t be coerced to act through the authoritarian whims of the state. Yet this is […]
President Donald Trump and administration officials indicated that testing for the coronavirus is headed for a big increase, as the administration moves toward reopening the economy. “Earlier this week the [Food and Drug Administration] authorized two new antibody tests, which is very exciting, that will determine whether someone has been previously infected with the virus, […]
At his April 15 press conference, President Donald Trump launched into a fierce attack on the Voice of America, the U.S. government’s broadcasting entity that reaches out to the world in 47 different languages and is a part of the U.S. Agency for Global Media. The president called the VOA’s coverage of the COVID-19 crisis […]
As our national lockdown drags on, Americans seem less and less inclined to move swiftly toward societal reopening. Perhaps that’s due to the consistent media focus on the risks of reopening. Perhaps that’s also due to the psychological comfort of the status quo: When we’ve been made to feel safe in our home, it’s difficult […]
President Donald Trump on Thursday announced a cautious, three-phase approach—one that still gives wide latitude to governors—for reopening the shuttered economy in states that have had low rates of transmission of COVID-19. “Based on the latest data, our team of experts now agrees that we can begin the next front in our war, which we’re […]
Lebanon—already crippled by overlapping political, economic, and regional crises—faces catastrophic consequences from the COVID-19 pandemic. The worsening public health crisis has magnified Lebanon’s severe economic, fiscal, and foreign-debt problems and has undermined efforts to address other critical issues, such as corruption, sectarian tensions, and poor governance. Even worse, the pandemic is likely to exacerbate Lebanon’s […]
