Culture Twenty Things that Caught My Eye Today (March 31, 2020) By Kathryn Jean Lopez March 31, 2020 How Pope Francis put ‘truth on display’ in an empty St. Peter’s Square.
NR Webathon Webathon Off and Running Thanks to Such Decent Friends By Jack Fowler March 31, 2020 NR’s editorial output has been a day-in-and-out exercise in exceptional truth-telling. Now we ask for your support.
U.S. Don’t Let MyPillow Guy’s Dorkiness Keep You from Cheering Private-Sector Wins By Katherine Timpf March 31, 2020 Private efforts and solutions in times like these are wonderful to see.
Media Mike Lindell, Not Yamiche Alcindor, Is the Hero By David Harsanyi March 31, 2020 Why is a grandstanding journalist seen as more virtuous than a self-sacrificing business owner?
Politics & Policy Was Donald Trump Distracted from the Coronavirus Threat by Impeachment? By Dan McLaughlin March 31, 2020 Impeachment can’t take sole blame for the government’s early missteps in addressing the pandemic, but it undeniably played a part in them.
World A View from Milan By Jay Nordlinger March 31, 2020 Talking with Alberto Mingardi, Italian intellectual, about the coronavirus and its political consequences.
Politics & Policy Rick Scott Demands Investigation of China–WHO Ties By Zachary Evans March 31, 2020 Senator Rick Scott (R., Fla.) called Tuesday for Congress to investigate the World Health Organization’s ties to China, accusing the organization of relaying Chinese propaganda during the Wuhan-coronavirus pandemic.
Politics & Policy Setting a Precedent By Andrew Stuttaford March 31, 2020 Once the pandemic has passed, everything will return to normal. Right?
Politics & Policy Tom Coburn, a Man of Integrity By Jim DeMint March 31, 2020 His achievements stemmed from his deep faith and solid principles.
Science & Tech ‘No Evidence for Temperature-Dependence of the COVID-19 Epidemic’ By Theodore Kupfer March 31, 2020 One of the many unknowns of the novel coronavirus pandemic: Does it abate with hotter, more humid weather?