Health CareNews
How 3 Olympians Are Dealing With Postponed Summer Games
The 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games have been postponed until next year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but for pistol shooter Alexis “Lexi” Lagan, the delay… Read More
SocietyCommentary
A Memorial Day Like No Other in the Era of COVID-19
This Memorial Day, during the time of COVID-19, will be different from all others. Many cemeteries likely will have new restrictions, making it more difficult… Read More
EconomyCommentary
A Bailout Won’t Help States With No Financial Backbone
At a time when huge spending bills marked “coronavirus relief” are easily passing Congress with little scrutiny, poorly run states are asking unscrupulous members of Congress to slip in… Read More
Economy News
White House Official Explains Trump’s Action Plan to Revitalize Underserved Communities
President Donald Trump met Thursday with national and Detroit-area African American leaders in Michigan to discuss how distressed communities can recover from COVID-19. Ja’Ron Smith,… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Phased Reopenings in California, Minnesota Discriminate Against Religious Services
Feeling tired? Worn out? Getting cabin fever after being stuck inside for the past two or three months? Good news! As many states move to… Read More
EconomyCommentary
As Unemployment Keeps Rising, Congress Needs to Fix What It Broke
Another 2.4 million workers filed for unemployment claims last week, bringing the 10-week total to nearly 39 million. If all of these represent separate claims,… Read More
EconomyCommentary
How the Feds Could End the Grave Mistake of ‘Stimulus’ Payments to the Deceased
Dealing with the death of a loved one is already difficult enough. Every year, tens of millions of Americans experience the emotional burden of losing… Read More
Health CareNews
With Cuomo Under Scrutiny, New York Switched to Undercounting Deaths in Nursing Homes
The New York State Department of Health’s quiet switch to a reporting method that undercounts deaths of nursing home and other long-term care facility residents… Read More
Economy Analysis
Problematic Women: Reopening State Economies, Big-Government Bailouts, and the Drama in Between
States across America are weighing the decision of whether or not to reopen their economies. Some—such as Georgia and Florida—have few restrictions in place now… Read More
Health CareAnalysis
What’s the Real Data? A Look at the Relevant Statistics of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Would you believe that over half of the counties in the U.S. have had no COVID-19 deaths? This, as it turns out, happens to be… Read More
Health CareCommentary
The Media’s Double Standard on States’ Different Approaches to COVID-19
America’s economy is in the early stages of “reopening” after dealing with the coronavirus pandemic for months. It’s a process that won’t be easy, simple,… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Scientists Are Studying Hydroxychloroquine as a Preventative Drug for COVID-19
President Donald Trump is again at the center of another hydroxychloroquine controversy after he disclosed earlier in the week that he has been taking the… Read More
InternationalCommentary
WHO Is a Mess, but America Can’t Reform It Alone
President Donald Trump has sharply criticized the World Health Organization and its director-general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, for months. The administration’s dissatisfaction resulted in a decision… Read More
SocietyCommentary
New York’s Mayor Goes After Jewish Residents Again
For the second time since the COVID-19 pandemic became a daily battle between disease control and civil liberties, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio has… Read More
Health CareNews
7 Highlights From National Coronavirus Recovery Panel’s New Recommendations
State and local governments should get ready to reopen K-12 schools, but also prepare hospitals and public transportation systems for a possible second wave of… Read More
EducationCommentary
With Kids Learning at Home, Families Need Schools to Be More Flexible
The COVID-19 pandemic brought the problems of the modern education system home to families—literally. Traditional brick-and-mortar school buildings were abruptly emptied, and parents found themselves… Read More
InternationalCommentary
In Excluding Taiwan, Politics Overrides Health at the World Health Organization
The World Health Organization, the premier health organization in the United Nations system, is charged with “the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible… Read More
Health CareNews
Tale of 2 States: New York’s COVID-19 Death Toll Far Greater Than Florida’s
Florida and New York are states with similar population sizes, but dramatically different approaches to the COVID-19 pandemic. New York has almost 30 times as… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Let’s Trust Americans to Be Careful About COVID-19
Testifying before the Senate as a member of the White House’s coronavirus task force, Dr. Anthony Fauci gave his assessment of the current state of… Read More
Health CareCommentary
A Proposed ‘Health Defense Operations’ Slush Fund Won’t Protect US From Future Pandemics
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, Congress has already approved more than $2.4 trillion in new deficit-increasing measures, from new spending to tax relief…. Read More
PoliticsNews
Grassroots Petition Urging Governors to ‘Reopen Their States’ Tops 100,000 Signatures
A petition launched in late April by Heritage Action for America asking governors to “open American society” has surpassed 100,000 signatures. “Millions of Americans are… Read More
Health CareNews
There Have Been Fewer COVID-19 Cases Than Expected in India. Why?
India long has been seen as a land of mystery, and with respect to the COVID-19 pandemic, the South Asian nation is keeping with that… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Failures of an Influential COVID-19 Model Used to Justify Lockdowns
Professor Neil Ferguson, who led the COVID-19 modeling team at Imperial College in London, resigned May 5 from his government advisory role after breaking the… Read More
Health CareNews
‘Operation Warp Speed’ Seeks COVID-19 Vaccine by January
President Donald Trump on Friday announced “Operation Warp Speed,” an initiative to accelerate development of a vaccine for the coronavirus by January. The program is… Read More
PoliticsNews
Democrats Reject Amendment Denying Benefits to Illegal Aliens
House Democrats have rejected an amendment that a Republican congressman proposed to their $3 trillion coronavirus relief bill, dubbed the HEROES Act, that would have… Read More
Health CareCommentary
The Intolerant, Ingrate Left Wants Christians to Stop Helping COVID-19 Victims
Just as soon as the Christian organization Samaritan’s Purse came to the aid of overwhelmed New York City officials and sick residents struggling to combat… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Pill Pushers Exploiting COVID-19 to Promote Risky Telemedicine Abortions
While no one is immune from the strains of social distancing and stay-at-home orders, it would be difficult to overstate the impact of isolation on… Read More
Health CareAnalysis
Are COVID Survivors Immune From Getting It Again? What You Need to Know
Now that we’ve gotten COVID-19 testing for active infections well under way across the country, many who have already been infected have understandably asked if… Read More
Health CareNews
Trump, Countering Fauci, Says He Wants Schools Reopened
President Donald Trump called Wednesday for America’s schools to reopen, seeming to express disapproval of Senate testimony the day before in which a top public… Read More
Health CareAnalysis
1% of Counties Home to Half of COVID-19 Cases, Over Half of Deaths
As Heritage Foundation researchers have demonstrated throughout the pandemic, the spread of COVID-19 in the U.S. has been extremely concentrated in a small number of… Read More
