The West is trapped in a cycle of infection, lockdown and easing followed by new infection. We need a better system.
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Europe’s New Wave
Tag Archives: Coronavirus
A Letter From Quarantine
New York earns five stars for its quarantine with a personal touch. Florida did not do as well.
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Bill Gates’ Pandemic Prediction
Revisiting a prescient article by Bill Gates reminds us what we knew, and what we didn’t, on the eve of the U.S. epidemic.
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Canada’s COVID-19 Experience
Canada may deserve better grades than the U.S. for its pandemic response, but the two countries don’t belong on the same curve.
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Trump’s Calculated Recklessness
A Rose Garden ceremony was clearly reckless, but purposeful as well.
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Time Travel Is The Easy Part
Dreaming of a time machine to stop COVID-19? Building the machine may be the more practical part of the task.
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Florida Reopens
As Florida reopens, it is fair to ask what price it will pay – but also what price in economic and other misery it will avoid.
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An Appealing City
Can New York City save itself? Maybe, if its movers and shakers stop missing the point.
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Starving New York City’s Restaurants
Contempt for Mayor Bill de Blasio may be driving Gov. Andrew Cuomo to starve New York City’s restaurants.
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The Pandemic’s Last Casualty
The most pointless fatality in any war is usually the last one. The same is likely to be true in the fight against COVID-19.
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