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Saunders: Worst-case scenarios aren’t the only possibilities
We can’t lift vigilance tomorrow, but there are risks in keeping the economy shut down for months.
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Harrop: One upside to the shutdown; air is easier to breathe
This has given us a clear view to what our environment can be with a cleaner-running economy.
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Schwab: Covid-19 outbreak may put Trumpism’s tenets to test
Covid-19 has turned America into a massive social experiment; a test of liberalism vs. Trumpism.
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Harrop: Even when socially distant, we’re in this together
Even without physical contact, we find ways to connect and feel a sense of purpose to this separation.
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Harrop: Votes, not donations, are what determine elections
Bernie can spin the primary results all he wants; it doesn’t change the outcome of the voters’ wishes.
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Saunders: The problem with widespread shutdowns
Where they are unwarranted or too early they risk creating opposition when they are needed.
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Schwab: Virus brings out worst, best in leaders and ourselves
Trump’s lack of leadership is countered by good governors. Gouging has been countered by charity.
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Harrop: Outbreak complicates elderly’s already stressful care
Coronavirus concerns have added to the worries we have in caring for those who aren’t independent.
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Burke: Consequence of Trump’s lies have quickly escalated
It’s one thing to take credit for a LNG plant. It’s another to mislead the nation about a…
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Saunders: Over-abundance of caution can cause economic harm
The decision to close down schools and empty out businesses could prove costly to many Americans.
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Schwab: Virus deadly enough without Trump’s botched response
Trump’s disdain for science and penchant for falsehoods have always been dangerous. Now they’re deadly.
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Harrop: AOC needs to choose between future and irrelevance
There’s much to admire about the congresswoman; but she risks letting ideology get in the way.
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Saunders: Schumer was aiming higher than two justices
Threat or not, the Senate minority leader’s message was meant for the Supreme Court’s chief justice.
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Harrop: Warren latest example of failure of identity politics
The senator’s attacks on Bloomberg made her a media darling but did nothing to keep her campaign alive.
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Schwab: Viruses a wonder that holds as much promise as threat
Their ability to go, well, viral, as Covid-19 has done, offers hope for the cure of cancer and…
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Commentary: Democratic Party in 2020 looks a lot like ‘68, ‘88
Suffering through more than 50 years of ideological division, it can’t risk a contested convention.
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Harrop: Paying a ‘plant nanny’ misses point of house plants
More than home decor, the act of caring for a plant can limit stress and improve concentration.
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Burke: Why not bring back duels to settle political battles?
Nothing deadly, mind you; just weapons of choice appropriate to the quarreling parties in question.
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Saunders: Trump’s freqent firing points to problem with hiring
The president has ever right to choose who serves him. But why is he so lousy at it?
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Schwab: Russia’s Putin has gotten his ruble’s worth in Trump
When Putin’s activities are pointed out to Trump, they are met with denial and a Soviet-style purge.