by Gene Lyons A few months ago, I ran into a recently retired judge, a former prosecutor and friendly acquaintance, at the grocery store. I asked him […]
Tag: anti-mask
The death toll from conservative politicization of the pandemic
With light apparently at the end of the coronavirus tunnel, this is a good time to soberly assess how America handled the pandemic and can better handle […]
How can DeSantis, whose wife has cancer, bully strangers into unmasking?
by Fabiola Santiago Don’t listen to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a follower of debunked science. Keep that mask on indoors when social distancing isn’t possible and it’s […]
The Good, the Bad and the Stupid 5
Good: HB 4355 — to require the governing board of a higher education institution to publish a list of required textbooks, and whether they are open resource […]
The Good, the Bad and the Stupid
Today, we’re introducing what may become a recurring segment: The Good, the Bad and the Stupid, where we break down some of the bills introduced in the […]
Let hospitals, not politicians, triage care
by Sheldon H. Jacobson The omicron surge is pushing our nation’s health care system to the brink. As omicron infections surge, the number of people seeking care […]
Texas politicians micromanaging business
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott talks big about his love, love, love for private enterprise — how his state doesn’t tax big incomes and regulates with a light […]
Power unrestrained serves only itself
As police misbehavior goes, it was a small thing. No one was killed, or shot, or even arrested. But in a sense, that gives it all the […]
Introducing a new kind of dress code violation
There was a bit of drama at the Preston County Board of Education meeting at the beginning of the week (which is, unfortunately, becoming the norm nationwide). […]
The elite are unmasked. What about those who serve them?
by Tyler Cowen I am increasingly disturbed by what I call “mask apartheid.” If you have attended a conference or public event recently, you may have noticed […]
