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The Contrarian Coronavirus Theory That Informed the Trump Administration

Isaac Chotiner interviews Richard A. Epstein, a professor at N.Y.U. School of Law and the author of two articles published on the Hoover Institution Web site that dispute proposed modelling of the coronavirus pandemic and its W.H.O. designation.

The coronavirus may hit rural America later — and harder

Rural communities “tend to be older, with more chronic illness,” making people more at risk of severe Covid-19.

Covid-19 Social Distancing Scoreboard — Unacast

Social distancing is seen as the most effective way of slowing the spread of the virus causing COVID-19, and is strongly advised by the World Health Organization and the CDC. At Unacast, we wanted to understand which areas of the country are best at exhibiting social distancing behavior. Our hope is…

Kentucky vs. Tennessee on coronavirus may be the best example of ‘elections matter’ in decades

Last November, voters in Kentucky handed the governorship to Democrat Andy Beshear in a narrow victory of incumbent governor Matt Bevin. Bevin, a Donald Trump favorite, had done his best to undermine Kentucky’s successful deployment of the Affordable...

Coronavirus Will Change the World Permanently. Here’s How.

A crisis on this scale can reorder society in dramatic ways, for better or worse. Here are 34 big thinkers’ predictions for what’s to come.

Here are the fatality rates of coronavirus for every age bracket — and they vary widely

A new study from the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention finds coronavirus patients older than the age of 80 are in the greatest danger, with a fatality rate of 14.8 percent.

My smart car rental was a breeze – until I got trapped in the woods

I rented a car through the Gig app. But when I lost cellphone service, I found myself stuck by a remote highway

Kickstarter employees vote to unionize

Employees at Kickstarter have voted to unionize with a vote of 46 to 37. The company will now enter negotiations to write a contract. This makes Kickstarter one of the first tech companies to unionize.

He Was ‘Star Wars’ ′ Secret Weapon, So Why Was He Forgotten?

Ashley Boone Jr., the first black president of a major Hollywood studio, helped make George Lucas’ quirky space opera a hit in the 1970′s — yet chances are you’ve never heard of him:

Let’s Talk About Protecting Our Families ⋆ Design Mom

I’m finding myself increasingly irritated and impatient at the idea that guns are essential to protect one’s family. When I hear men talking about guns and how there’s nothing that will stop them from defending their family, my mind goes to the story of Naaman...