In West Texas, Lingering Distrust in Public Health Measures as Virus Spreads
LUBBOCK, Texas — For a while, it seemed that the coronavirus had spared West Texas. Cases were low. Few had died. Concern through the spring...
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Virus Surges in Arizona but the Rodeo Goes on
PHOENIX — As infections surged through Arizona’s desert landscape this week, word spread that the Round Valley Rodeo, a century-old tradition luring calf ropers, youth...
How Safe Are Outdoor Gatherings?
Is it still safe to socialize outside? As the coronavirus continues to rage throughout the country, public health officials are telling us to stay home...
Seriously, Just Wear Your Mask
Wear a mask. Seriously, just wear one. Almost any mask will do, really. N95, surgical, spandex, homespun cotton. For people who aren’t front-line health care...
Refusing to Wear a Mask Is Like Driving Drunk
As the coronavirus rages out of control across much of the United States, Americans are acting curiously helpless. If we had been this passive in...
Amid Virus Surge, Republicans Abruptly Urge Masks Despite Trump’s Resistance
CHICAGO — Protesters marched on the State Capitol in Texas, holding signs declaring that masks equal “medical tyranny.” Lawsuits filed in Florida courts argue that...
Mask Fights: America Is Fighting Over Coronavirus Safety
On any given day, somewhere in the United States, someone is going to wake up, leave the house and get in a huge argument with...
I’m Not Ready to Go Back to Restaurants. Is Anyone?
Last week, a worker at one of my favorite bakeries in Los Angeles tested positive for Covid-19. Bub and Grandma’s, which provides wonderfully crackly sourdough...
World War C
Thinking about the course of the Covid-19 pandemic in America, I found myself remembering Sam Smith’s history of the march to war in Iraq, told...
How Texas Swaggered Into a Coronavirus Disaster
HOUSTON — For one brief, delusional moment in early April, I felt a smidgen of support for my governor, Greg Abbott. Sure, part of me...