Business
Where everybody knows your name
Virtual wine, beer, and liquor tastings might turn out to be the hallmark activity of the COVID-19 lockdown. Sales figures and consumer surveys indicate that some people…
June 23, 2020
Healthcare
Structural racism may not be the cause of health disparities between blacks and whites
“Black people suffer from dramatic health disparities in life expectancy, maternal and infant mortality, chronic medical conditions, and outcomes from acute illnesses like myocardial infarction and sepsis,”…
Beltway Confidential
The little matter of who will be president
You’ve probably noticed that there is a glut of news. In mid-March, COVID-19 hogged attention. You couldn’t pass people in the street (on your umpteenth walk) without…
Magazine - Life & Arts
The creepy, captivating world of Shirley
The Josephine Decker film Shirley, streaming on Hulu and available to rent on Amazon and iTunes, opens with a man and woman sitting beside each other on…
Magazine - Your Land
Word of the Week: ‘Capital’
Word policers are getting more hysterical about capital crimes. As I covered on Sept. 12 in this space, Dictionary.com decided that it “will be capitalizing Black throughout…
Magazine - Your Land
All (dirt) roads lead to racing
Sports are already back, if you’re into cheap beer, cleaning dust off your clothes, and the roar of engines in the night. The bright lights and loud…
Healthcare
Republicans and Democrats split on investigating COVID-19 nursing home deaths
Republicans and Democrats are divided on how to investigate the rampant and deadly spread of the coronavirus in many of the nation’s nursing homes. Both parties agree…
Magazine - Editorial
When it comes to guns, the justices duck
The Supreme Court has declined to take up Rogers v. Grewal, a case dealing with a restrictive New Jersey law that prohibits the carrying of a firearm unless…
Beltway Confidential
Getting a handle on the vandals
It’s often tempting to dismiss events on the political fringe with a light laugh. Some of us occasionally responded thus when the latest news arrived about race,…