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A Vaccine Won’t Solve All Our Problems
Here’s the thing about pandemics: if a solution doesn’t apply to everyone, it’s no good.
Of Mice and Men: Immigrants, Scientists, and the Shadow of the Pandemic
As you consider the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, spare a thought for the mice. And the zebrafish. And the state of American science.
On Billy Wardlow
Billy Joe Wardlow, at age 45, was on death row in Texas since he was 20 and was executed by lethal injection at 6:28pm on the evening of July 8.
Destination Space
Though a vacation to outer space might seem like something out of a science fiction novel, space tourism has been around since the first private astronaut traveled to the International Space Station (ISS) on April 28, 2001.
Sentenced as Students: How to Begin Ending the School-to-Prison Pipeline
Policy makers have for far too long placed priority on maintaining law and order over practicing justice—a child’s educational environment is one of the first places to rectify this failure.
Sexy Socialism
Khaki pants and an ill-fitting blazer are a give away sign that you consider yourself “pro-life” and disagree with sex before marriage—pretending of course that the latter is even a choice.
Belief-Scarring: Why Our Economic Wounds May Last
After this pandemic, the risk of another may be even lower than before. But it won’t feel that way. That matters.
Progressivism? A White Lie
Despite its history as the heartland of progressive politics and the stereotype of Midwestern nice, Wisconsin, and particularly small town Wisconsin, still has the scars of segregation.