Religious Accommodations and Slippery Slopes

Where do we draw the line?

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Re-Regulating the Airlines?

Constant flight delays and other frustrations require a solution.

Buttigieg Responsible for Flight Delays?

Should Secretary Pete have done more?

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Biden and Congress Stop Rail Strike

Washington has imposed a contract that workers rejected.

Junk Fees and People of Color

Not everything is racially-motivated but most things have a disparate impact.

Putin’s Desperate Gambit

A phony annexation doesn’t hide that he’s badly losing his illegal war.

Russia Curtails Air Travel for Military Aged Males

As one does when one is confident of one’s policy choices.

Summer Travel Blues

Four dollars and change at the pump.
The cost of livin’s high and goin’ up.

Depending on the Kindness of Strangers

Has the Internet made us more selfish?

Trump Judge Tosses Airline Mask Mandate

The Biden administration’s mandate has been lifted immediately.

West Accelerates Pressure on Russia

NATO has stepped up in a pleasantly surprising way to resist the Ukraine invasion.

CDC Lessens Quarantine Recommendations Despite Omicron’s Spread

The flurry of news around the new variant is dizzying.

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Evidence Isn’t Going to Persuade Anti-vaxers

Hesitancy is a complex phenomenon largely immune to facts.

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The Fauci Who Stole Christmas

You’re a monster, Dr. Grinch, Your heart’s an empty hole.

Yet Even More Tabs

On mandates and other miscellany.

Donald Rumsfeld, 1932-2021

He was both the youngest and oldest man to run the Pentagon.

Gorsuch and Alito Want to Revisit Religious Accomodations

Is a de minimus standard too small?

Americans Ignoring Conflicting CDC Advice

Vaccinations are not keeping up with recklessness.

Corporate Politics in Georgia

The GA GOP is butting heads with corporations over HB202

US Should Have Federal Vaccine Passport

There are legitimate ethical and liberty questions but they’re outweighed by the benefits.

Trump Taxes: Corruption and Foreign Influence

The Times investigation sheds more light on what most of us already knew.

DC Area Schools Not Opening

The lousy hybrid option has been scrapped in favor of a worthless virtual one.

Brooks Brothers Bankrupt

The venerable apparel company is having a hard go of it.

Civility Strained by Coronavirus

We’re a long, long way from normal.

COVID-19 Has Killed More Americans than 9/11

We’re passing grim milestones on a daily basis.