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Fri, June 5, 2020 | 06:26

China uses coronavirus as cover for further crackdown on Hong Kong freedoms

China uses coronavirus as cover for further crackdown on Hong Kong freedoms

In mid-April, as the world was distracted by COVID-19, Beijing arrested 15 of the leading pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong. They included the 81-year-old veteran lawyer Martin Lee, known as the father of the democracy movement, and Jimmy Lai, the media tycoon who still dares to criticize the Communist Party.

2020-04-30 17:04

Catholic bishops should be wary of seeming to endorse Trump

Catholic bishops should be wary of seeming to endorse Trump

Some leaders of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States have been on the phone with President Donald Trump in recent days. The encounters seem to promise political dividends for the president, and that could be a problem for the church.

2020-04-30 17:03

Congress unprepared if disaster hits it

Congress unprepared if disaster hits it

House Democrats had hoped last week to establish a proxy voting system that would enable it to act when a crisis like the current COVID-19 pandemic prevented many members from meeting safely in person at the Capitol.

2020-04-29 16:46

Western States Pact is a promising move

As coronavirus exploded nationwide without a strong federal response, many governors, including Washington's Jay Inslee, stepped up. Sweeping state-level orders to shutter schools, ban gatherings and stay home from nonessential tasks tamped down the catastrophe.

2020-04-28 17:00

King of Good News runs for president

King of Good News runs for president

By the time you read this, President Donald Trump's attendance at the daily coronavirus taskforce briefings may be a thing of the past. Last Friday's briefing ended abruptly after an uncharacteristically short 22 minutes. Trump surprised everyone by declining to engage in his customary extended skirmish with reporters.

2020-04-28 16:29

Unequal analyses of inequality

Unequal analyses of inequality

Inequality _ that's the foremost issue for so-called progressives these days, and here is what it means in their compassionate souls: not inequality under the law, which would be abhorrent in a just society, but inequality of income.

2020-04-27 17:52

Gasoline will still cost you money

Gasoline will still cost you money

Oil futures prices went negative earlier this week, but nobody's going to pay you to fill your gas tank. What happened among oil speculators this week is no reason for the rest of us to panic, but it does reflect a very serious supply glut that will have long-term implications for the economy.

2020-04-23 17:00

Lesson for America: South Korea proves you can hold democratic election despite coronavirus

Lesson for America: South Korea proves you can hold democratic election despite coronavirus

One week after the Wisconsin primary where voters faced long lines and confusion, South Korea showed how to hold an election in the coronavirus era. Standing 3 feet apart, all wearing masks, voters had their temperatures taken before entering the polls.

2020-04-19 18:35

UK opposition leader tries to cast off albatross of anti-Semitism

UK opposition leader tries to cast off albatross of anti-Semitism

What would have been a huge story in British politics _ the election of a new leader for the opposition Labour Party on April 4 _ was understandably overshadowed by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to the hospitalization of Prime Minister Boris Johnson. (Johnson was released from intensive care on Thursday.)

2020-04-16 17:53

Once more, Trump is wrong and right

Once more, Trump is wrong and right

A digital news outlet called Mediaite has counted them up and says President Trump has said 116 times on TV that he and his administration have done a whiz-bang job dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic.

2020-04-16 17:08

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