InternationalNews
4 Angles in Understanding Spread of COVID-19 in US, Europe
Cases of COVID-19 are spiking in U.S. states in the South and West at a time when initially hard-hit Europe is seeing a decline in… Read More
EducationCommentary
More Than 20 Countries Are Reopening Schools. The US Should Take Note.
In March, school shutdowns around the globe caused 1.5 billion children to begin schooling from home, representing over 91% of children, UNESCO estimates. Here in… Read More
EducationCommentary
Reopening Schools Doesn’t Require National Consensus
Parents looking for a national consensus on whether schools should open in the fall won’t find one. But that’s OK. We don’t need one. As soon as… Read More
Health CareCommentary
In 3 Charts, What to Know About Florida’s COVID-19 Surge
A lot has happened in Florida in the two weeks since I last analyzed its COVID-19 numbers. Unfortunately, not much of it is good. Florida… Read More
EducationAnalysis
What Does ‘Back to School’ Mean in the Time of COVID-19?
What could “back to school” look like during the first fall of the COVID-19 pandemic, and what should it look like? What about an “exclusively virtual”… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Why In-Person Schooling Would Be One of the Safest Activities to Reopen
Most students around the country haven’t been to school since March, when large parts of the country began to lock down in response to the… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Why Is the COVID-19 Caseload Rising in California?
The United States had made great progress in suppressing the spread of SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing the COVID-19 pandemic. Unfortunately, by mid-June, the number of… Read More
Health CareNews
House Freedom Caucus Urges State, Local Officials to Reopen Schools
The House Freedom Caucus on Thursday called on President Donald Trump, as well as state and local officials, not to let the coronavirus pandemic prevent… Read More
Health CareAnalysis
The Rise in COVID-19 Cases Explained
Dr. Kevin Pham, a contributor to The Daily Signal and a former graduate fellow in health policy at The Heritage Foundation, joins the podcast to… Read More
Health CareNews
Good Reasons Exist to Reopen Schools, Fauci Says
Dr. Anthony Fauci, who directs the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said in a radio interview that going back to school during the… Read More
SocietyNews
Heritage President Questions Corporate Giving to Radical Black Lives Matter Group
Kay C. James, the first black president of The Heritage Foundation, strongly discouraged corporate donations to a radical Black Lives Matter organization, noting its Marxist… Read More
EducationNews
Trump Administration Pushes for Schools to Reopen in Fall
Some school districts were successful in distance learning during the spring COVID-19 outbreak, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos said Wednesday, but far too many were disappointments… Read More
EducationCommentary
Taxpayers Need to Hold Public Schools Accountable
School districts around the country have been announcing reopening possibilities for the upcoming school year. The options often include full-time virtual learning, two or three… Read More
EducationCommentary
Offering In-Person College Classes in Fall Is Needed for Student Visas—and Normalcy
July is typically a busy month for State Department consular officers around the world interviewing student visa applicants as many foreign students seek to travel… Read More
Health CareCommentary
School Closures Threaten Kids More Than COVID-19, Pediatricians Say
Access to education is foundational to American society and fundamental to the American ideal of providing equal opportunities. Yet amid COVID-19 shutdowns, many children have… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Congress Should Streamline Existing COVID-19 Relief, Not Add New Programs
Congress likes to spend money and create new programs, but when it comes to coronavirus recovery, lawmakers need to keep it simple. Congress already has… Read More
EconomyNews
Meat-Inspection Regulatory Reforms Could Help Avert Future Shortages, Experts Say
America experienced meat shortages at some grocery stores this spring due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Experts say reforms are needed to the meat-inspection process that… Read More
EconomyCommentary
How Latvia Has Become a Beacon of Economic Freedom in Northern Europe
Latvian Prime Minister Krisjanis Karins has made a timely case that the U.S. and its allies should foster increased economic freedom as the world reels… Read More
Health Care Analysis
How Extended COVID-19 Lockdowns Pose a Serious Threat to Mental Health
Americans’ mental and emotional health can’t be ignored in the fight against COVID-19. Dr. Elinore McCance-Katz, assistant secretary of the Department of Health and Human… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Putting the COVID-19 Surge in Florida in Context
Florida is melting down. Or is it? While the state has shown a big increase in the number of daily new COVID-19 cases, there also… Read More
Health CareNews
4 Points to Understand the COVID-19 Surge in Texas
Texas has seen a significant surge in coronavirus cases in the past two weeks, joining other Sun Belt states. Here are four things to know… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Paused COVID-19 Reopenings Reflect Setbacks, Not a Failure of Protocols
The recent surges in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in Texas, Florida, and California have forced their governors to pause their states’ reopening plans to restrict… Read More
Health CareNews
Fauci, Birx Cite ‘Crowds’ and ‘Protests’ in Surge of COVID-19 Cases
The recent surge in COVID-19 cases primarily is occurring among younger Americans, members of the White House coronavirus task force said Friday. The five states… Read More
SocietyNews
USDA Ships 1.6 Million Food Boxes in COVID-19 Relief Program
After delivering 1.6 million boxes of food to food banks across the country, the Department of Agriculture is in the final stages of deciding which… Read More
SocietyAnalysis
Hispanic Pastor Calls on Church and Government to Bridge Racial Divide
There is no easy answer to America’s racial and political divide. But one thing is clear, healing in America will require both the church and… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Focusing Public Policy on Nursing Homes Could Cut COVID-19 Deaths by Half
Here’s a question for public policy: If you could cut the COVID-19 death rate in half, would you do it? Policymakers could do that, if… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Using Face Masks Is Still a Good Idea. Mandating Them Isn’t.
As the country attempts to reopen amid the continuing COVID-19 pandemic, one easy way we can help reduce the spread of the disease is using… Read More
InternationalFeature
Christian Group Lends Hand as Poverty, Starvation Increase in India
Locking down a nation of 1.3 billion comes at a price. India has had fewer cases of COVID-19 than experts anticipated, but the nation has… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Media Itching for Second Wave of COVID-19
The news media is churning out countless alarmist stories each day about the threat of COVID-19 and the dangers of societal reopening. “Risk of new… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Why Democracy and Free Markets Are the Best Antidotes to Pandemics
In a recent article, The Economist provided compelling evidence that “democracies contain epidemics most effectively.” According to the article’s analysis, … most data suggest that… Read More
