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People of all stripes have been on media of all types this week marking the following Covid-19 milestone: As of Tuesday evening, there are more than 1,012,000 people in the United States who have or have had the virus, according to a tally from health officials by Johns Hopkins University. At least 58,356 people have died. A… Read more.
No doubt you recall Idris Elba’s sambo-like campaign to play James Bond. I didn’t think he had any professional credibility or marketability left after that. The hypocrisy inherent in his attempt at “cultural appropriation” was as incomprehensible as it was unforgivable. Accordingly, I made no effort to disguise my contempt in commentaries like “A Black… Read more.
When Covid-19 began spreading, democratic countries began granting their leaders authoritarian powers to fight it. But I’ve been sounding the alarm about those powers from the outset. Here, for example, is what I wrote in “Coronavirus: The Worldwide Lockdown” on March 14: __________ Governments from the Americas to Asia are declaring states of emergency. This… Read more.
And you probably thought all that pandemic hoarding of toilet paper was just for lavatorial use. But that’s investing in this time of corona, folks. I just fear the husband will never get enough return on this investment to relieve his wife of that constipated countenance of confusion. Related commentaries: corona and oil… coronavirus thread… Read more.
President Donald Trump on Thursday suggested exploring disinfectants as a possible treatment for coronavirus infections — an extremely dangerous proposition that medical experts warn could kill people. After a Homeland Security official [William N. Bryan] mentioned the ability of disinfectants like bleach to kill the coronavirus on surfaces, Trump remarked on the effectiveness. ‘This notion… Read more.
For Muslims, Ramadan is the month in which the first verses of the Quran, Islam’s holy book, were revealed to Prophet Muhammad more than 1,400 years ago. During the holy month, Muslims abstain from eating, drinking, smoking and sex from before dawn to sunset. The fast is intended to bring the faithful closer to God… Read more.
Prepare for herd immunity and pray you’re not culled. Here is the warning I issued in “Fighting This Coronavirus Is Setting an Untenable Precedent” on March 31: Politicians and experts alike seem so fixated on fulfilling their own doomsday prophecies, they seem oblivious to the obvious question: What happens next time? … The question is,… Read more.
No doubt reports like the one below inspired the “Earth Day 2020 Report” Dave Granlund depicted in this cartoon for the April 21 edition of The Philadelphia Inquirer: India is home to 21 of the world’s 30 most polluted cities, but recently air pollution levels have started to drop dramatically as the second-most populated nation… Read more.
Anti-immigrant crusaders in the United States scapegoat Mexicans. Never mind that Mexicans provide the cheap labor that is to the US economy what rock cocaine is to a crack head. Likewise, anti-drug crusaders scapegoat Latino drug traffickers. Never mind that Latino drug traffickers are only supplying the US demand that fuels the never-ending War on… Read more.
Last night’s premiere of The Last Dance was easily the most compelling two hours of sports television I’ve seen in decades. Granted, my taste might’ve been a little off. After all, it was the first new sports content in five weeks of pandemic lockdown. Still, The Last Dance didn’t just satisfy; it fed the soul… Read more.
