The start of quarantine was rocky for Masada Siegel, a freelance journalist with a 4-year-old son. Writing for CNN, Siegel shared that although she initially strived to complete schoolwork and play with her son during the day, those activities became impossible as household and work responsibilities piled up around her. Instead of teaching out of … Read more
In the last five months, Dr. Anthony Fauci, a physician, immunologist and director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, has been branded as everything from a “Chief fearmonger” to a “public health fossil” as he has sought to guide the nation’s response to COVID-19. Fauci has become arguably the most well-known disease … Read more
Flu shots, exercise classes and local government meetings. While many Americans participate in these activities by bouncing around a city, between the nearest hospital and a highrise or two, rural Americans have only one place to go: school. Rural communities face health disparities, extreme poverty and food insecurity. Limited state and federal support forces schools … Read more
As we approach the start of a school year unlike any other, public officials have reached the consensus that American primary and secondary schools should reopen this fall. To mitigate the risk of outbreaks, various public health authorities and school districts have released detailed plans and recommendations, often including mandatory social distancing, face masks, cohorting, … Read more
Harvard’s acceptance letter was so long, it took me 10 minutes to translate. Interrupted by my father’s foot-tapping and my mother cursing Google Translate, I sputtered my Spanish interpretation on the beige couch. The basement was quiet after that, our disbelief nursed by the walls’ creaks and the furnace’s hum. Even the house couldn’t believe … Read more
Alan Dershowitz is an American defense attorney, academic, and author who has represented clients in some of the most high-profile legal cases in the United States and abroad. Mr. Dershowitz has published over 1000 articles in journals, newspapers, and magazines, and has authored 40 books, including The New York Times No. 1 Bestseller “Chutzpah.” At … Read more
The most damning question of our lives always approaches us in childhood: what do you want to be when you grow up? The answers are all too familiar: a nurse, a doctor, an astronaut (or, today, maybe a YouTuber). In our young imagination, anything is possible, and even if our career plans change as we … Read more
In the United States, quicker and more decisive actions to combat COVID-19 could have potentially prevented 70% to 99% of related deaths, and one such improvement would have been increased testing. But when asked why the United States could not import made tests from other countries to alleviate its massive and deadly shortage, White House … Read more
Goya refried pinto beans in a supermarket. My pantry looks quite different now than it did a few weeks ago. Goya black beans, Goya Goya frijoles, Goya plantains, Goya spices, Goya queso blanco, and Goya Adobo have all been replaced. The gold-wrapped Goya ‘Maria cookies’ that had once been an infallible staple of my childhood … Read more
In January of this year, Senior White House Advisor Kellyanne Conway raved over what she saw as one of the finest achievements of the Trump administration, saying, “This has not happened through coincidence, it’s happened through causation. It’s owing in large part to a whole-of-government approach … led by President Trump, first lady Melania Trump, … Read more