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There’s never a good time for a pandemic, but it’s hard to imagine a worse time than in the middle of the decennial census.
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Trump benefits from the “rally-round-the-flag” effect and because of bipartisan efforts to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. -
Trump has the power to require companies to produce masks, gloves and ventilators for the coronavirus crisis. His refusal to do so could cost lives.
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With officials meeting virtually amid the coronavirus, the government must ensure that the public still has sufficient opportunity to participate.
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With clear heads and no distractions, I am certain we can finish this coronavirus marathon without a scratch.
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With the U.S. now leading the world in COVID-19 infections, it’s time for the nation to stay at home.
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Christians are debating whether a total shutdown of church services is necessary.
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‘There’s something very wrong where the only solution is to shut down the country and scrap individual freedom of movement,’ writes this columnist’s sister.
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Gun shops aren’t essential, they’re profiting from fear – get armed now before desperate hordes pry the toilet paper from your cold dead hands!
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Going for a walk is one of the few outdoor activities we’re still allowed to do under California’s coronavirus lockdown. Stop ruining it.
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We will soon forget the acrimonious debate over the coronavirus stimulus bill and focus instead on what it does.
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The coronavirus crisis has illustrated one point succinctly: Politics isn’t a reality show. It’s life or death.
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Trump benefits from the “rally-round-the-flag” effect and because of bipartisan efforts to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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If government is going to restrict your constitutional rights, however compelling the emergency, the courts will demand more than a slapdash order.
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With the U.S. now leading the world in COVID-19 infections, it’s time for the nation to stay at home.
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There’s never a good time for a pandemic, but it’s hard to imagine a worse time than in the middle of the decennial census.
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The U.S. needs integrated, all-of-government disease preparedness and international collaboration to fight the globalized reality of infectious disease.
Irrational ‘rituals’ like panic buying and unremitting spritzing won’t make us or our neighbors safer.
It’s completely ethical to pull medical resources from patients who won’t benefit and give those resources to patients who are more likely to survive.
Even Washington experts fear contradicting the president. Our national leaders are the coastal governors now.
When success depends on effort and preparation, great confidence may actually undermine performance.
With coronavirus experts being interviewed where they live, TV viewers are seeing all kinds of home interiors in the background.
Presidents lack constitutional authority to order businesses to open or close during crises such as the coronavirus.
How coronavirus has changed baby boomers perceptions of themselves.
it is the job of policymakers to weigh competing costs and risks. Why aren’t they doing so with coronavirus?
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All presidential elections are uniquely consequential, but a good case can be made that the next one is the most important of our lives. The time has come to undo the great mistake of 2016 and drive Trump out of office at the ballot box.
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The president can’t flip a switch and make the country go back to its pre-coronavirus routines.
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A health worker at an immigrant detention center has contracted COVID-19. Officials say it hasn’t spread, but we know how that story will play out.
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Lawmakers at all levels of government should not own shares of individual companies’ stocks or invest in industry-specific funds.
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Let’s stop pretending that the kids stuck at home during the shutdown are getting ‘home-schooled.’ They’re not. California needs a plan.
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President Trump suggests we have to stop the dire antivirus measures that are killing the economy. But at what cost?
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If Washington’s usual playbook works this time, it will be more by accident than design.
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Before throwing money at the problem, Congress should heed what the Obama team learned about the importance of helping the most people and businesses.
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Other governments quickly helped their citizens get home after Peru shut its borders. Why hasn’t ours?
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Unless the state allows nurses to graduate with more simulation and less clinical time, we will have a shortage at the worst possible time.
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The facts on the ground suggest that Newsom’s stay-at-home order is lawful. It’s important we comply with it.
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Large buildings like the old IKEA in Burbank sit unoccupied. They should be repurposed to house homeless people amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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Govs. Gavin Newsom and Andrew Cuomo are direct but optimistic; Trump, in contrast, seems not to understand the gravity of the coronavirus pandemic.
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The Los Angeles City Council is rushing a major law that would dictate how businesses rehire workers after layoffs.
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Some states are using the coronavirus pandemic as an excuse to cut off abortion access. That’s unacceptable.
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The stimulus plan passed the Senate. Now it’s up to government to get the money flowing quickly and transparently.
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It’s legitimate to worry that the steps we’re taking to contain the coronavirus are causing unnecessary damage to the U.S. economy. But the damage that the disease would cause if it isn’t contained would be far worse.
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