On Sunday, President Donald Trump announced that he would extend social distancing recommendations through April 30 to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, the disease caused by coronavirus. It’s the right call. The administration’s move to extend the recommendations appears to be driven by alarming mathematical models. In a Sunday morning interview on CNN’s “State of...
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April 2, 2020July 12, 2022Opinions
Vanilla takes the cake: Vanilla flavoring is better, more versatile than chocolate
People use the expression “that is so vanilla” to describe something that is plain, generally as an insult. But it’s not insulting at all. Rather, saying something is the most classic, fundamental flavor only proves the popularity and universal acceptance of that thing as the best. The flavor vanilla is stable and can be used...
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April 2, 2020July 12, 2022Opinions
The Weekly: Reporters should stop picking fights and start telling the truth
On Wednesday, cases of COVID-19 surpassed 200,000 in the United States. While doctors put themselves at risk to help reduce the casualties, the media has made a point of asking slanted questions. Reporters have turned the White House Coronavirus Task Force conferences into a series of lengthy bantering matches. American families, healthcare providers, business owners,...


