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No doubt you know that this coronavirus pandemic has forced the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to postpone the 2020 Tokyo Olympics until next summer. That decision inspired this cartoon: Except that, given how PEDs have marred recent Games, the IOC probably should have thought of “safer, smarter” sooner rather than later, no? Related commentaries: Olympic… Read more.
When President Trump began threatening to overthrow Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, here is how I ridiculed him in “Cry for Venezuela,” March 4, 2019: Trump is offering [opposition leader Juan Guaido] little more than trademark bluster with his saber-rattling rhetoric. He clearly does not have the cojones to launch military intervention to remove Maduro; you… Read more.
I took a lot of flak for arguing that, far from curing this pandemic, martial law-like restrictions and shutdowns (in business, education, sport, entertainment, etc.) were just causing pandemonium. Little did I know that South Korea was proving my point. (Incidentally, so too were Sweden and Singapore.) South Korea was in the vanguard of nations… Read more.
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Just months ago, Western leaders were scoffing at Chinese President Xi Jinping because the restrictions he imposed to control the spread of the coronavirus seemed draconian even for totalitarian China. Yet this pandemic soon had those Western leaders joining others the world over to impose similar restrictions. It is notable, though, that US President Donald… Read more.
And far too many people seem willing to forsake all else to ogle every one of them. I thought a silver lining in the coronavirus dark cloud was that stay-at-home orders might force people to reconnect with loved ones. Silly me. Instead, it appears most people are spending their time making videos they think will… Read more.
The following would be funny if it did not reflect reality in this time of corona: As medical staff in the US face a rising number of COVID-19 cases with a dwindling supply of protective gear, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated its advice, suggesting that, in a crisis, healthcare workers… Read more.
Evidently, they wanted him to retire ‘gracefully.’ But he still wants to play … anywhere. When it comes to NFL players, Tom Brady is the undisputed GOAT. And, even at 42, he remains at the top of his game. But when it comes to why his team, the New England Patriots, is the most successful… Read more.
After Ireland canceled all St. Patrick’s Day parades, it seemed only a matter of time before the United States would too. Sure enough: New York City’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade, the largest such celebration in the world, was postponed late Wednesday over concerns about the spread of the coronavirus, the first time in more than… Read more.
Remarkably, this “novel coronavirus” outbreak is generating more public hype and hysteria than the ongoing US presidential election. And, as I determined with the latter, I fully intended to limit commentaries on the former to one, which I published a few weeks ago. I’ve been persuaded, however, that another commentary might help those fighting not… Read more.
