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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 […]

President Donald Trump intends to announce guidelines Thursday for states to “reopen” as the nation makes progress against the coronavirus pandemic. “The data suggests that nationwide we have passed the peak on new [COVID-19] cases. Hopefully, that will continue,” Trump said Wednesday evening in the Rose Garden at the White House. “These encouraging developments have […]

As the coronavirus sweeps across the country, unprecedented statewide school closures have transformed education in America. The massive and abrupt shift to online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic is forcing private Christian schools to re-examine how they will maintain educational standards and community during this crisis. Christian schools have responded with tenacity, flexibility, and a […]

Michiganders are expressing their frustration with Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s sweeping coronavirus stay-at-home orders, with protests and more than 200,000 people signing a petition for her to be removed from office.  The protests and petitions follow the first-term governor’s decrees sharply curtailing personal travel and associations and further restricting commercial and retail activities. “Take action in […]

Public health has two components: the public and its health. The COVID-19 pandemic overwhelmed Italy’s health system, which resulted in hospitals rationing the ventilators needed by those with advanced disease. To prevent such a situation in America, states and localities have implemented stay-at-home measures that put strict limitations on our rights. By the weekend of […]

President Donald Trump lashed out again Monday evening at the “fake news,” played a short video about media coverage of the coronavirus crisis, and affirmed his support for government immunologist Anthony Fauci’s key role in fighting the pandemic.  The president’s focus on the media at the beginning of the White House coronavirus task force’s daily […]

The National Governors Association recently asked Congress for a bailout of $500 billion in addition to the more than $200 billion included in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. The money sought by the governors would be “unrestricted,” meaning its use need not be tied directly to COVID-19, the disease caused by […]

I’m sorry, but you have no constitutional “right” to vote by mail. You have no constitutional “right” to vote six days after an election is over. Nor do you have any “right” to censor information related to an election. Not even during a pandemic. This week, the Supreme Court ruled that a federal court was […]