[aggregation-styles] USA Today You never let a serious crisis go to waste, as Rahm’s Rule says. Never was there a more concise summary of both the promise and dysfunction of American politics. Every time the country faces a crisis, real or perceived, there is a rush in Congress to pass...
To Solve the Economic Crisis, We Will Have to Solve the Health-Care Crisis
[aggregation-styles] The Washington Post Subscription In Washington, the focus has now turned to the economic response to the coronavirus pandemic, with experts and politicians proposing their preferred policy tools — ranging from tax cuts to corporate bailouts to direct payments of cash. Each is worth debating, but the focus is...
COVID-19 and the Court Crisis: Action Needed Now
In California, we have now been ordered by the governor to shelter-in-place. Our government is requiring individuals to give up rights, asking businesses to give up income, and asking our fellow community members to do our part to halt this crisis. Yet, our courthouses are still compelling hundreds of community...
The Immoral Cruelty of the Trump Administration’s Refusal to Grant Iran Sanctions Relief Amid Its COVID-19 Crisis
[aggregation-styles] Responsible Statecraft There is a growing consensus that — to prevent Iran from spiraling out of control from the coronavirus epidemic and causing untold harm to the Iranian people — the Trump administration must immediately relent in its use of sanctions and allow Iran the ability to combat the...
Ventilator Maker: We Can Ramp Up Production Five-Fold
[aggregation-styles] Forbes The German government just placed an order for 10,000 mechanical ventilators. What’s the U.S. government doing about a potential shortage here? Not much, it seems. President Trump alluded to the matter in a press conference but did not spell out any plans. Ventilators pump oxygen into the lungs...
The Sober Math Everyone Must Understand About the Pandemic
[aggregation-styles] Medium This post is too long. It takes 19 minutes to read according to Medium. It has been viewed 1.5M times in less than 24 hours. You should read it, too. I wrote this post on Facebook on Thursday Night, March 12th 2020. Since I wrote it, the post...
Newt Gingrich: I Am in Italy Amid the Coronavirus Crisis. America Must Act Now—And Act Big
[aggregation-styles] Newsweek The COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic poses two threats: public health and economic. I am living in Italy, where my wife, Callista, is the ambassador to the Holy See. I have watched first-hand as the Italian government has worked hard to contain the coronavirus by imposing strong public health measures...
There’s a Giant Sick Leave Hole in Pelosi’s Coronavirus Bill
[aggregation-styles] The New York Times Subscription House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Friday night celebrated the coronavirus legislation that passed early Saturday as providing paid sick leave to American workers affected by the pandemic. She neglected to mention the fine print. In fact, the bill guarantees sick leave only to about...
Coronavirus Will Bankrupt More People Than It Kills — and That's the Real Global Emergency
[aggregation-styles] Independent Coronavirus’s economic danger is exponentially greater than its health risks to the public. If the virus does directly affect your life, it is most likely to be through stopping you going to work, forcing your employer to make you redundant, or bankrupting your business. The trillions of dollars...
The Coronavirus Pandemic Has Brought out the Worst of Donald Trump
[aggregation-styles] The Washington Post The outbreak of an epidemic is something like a natural disaster — a spontaneous, accidental eruption that is no one’s fault. But that does not mean we can do little about it and just wait for it to run its deadly course. The evidence is now...
