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There May Be No Tears in Baseball, But There Are at Little Girl Parties Nov. 07, 2021
My daughter hurtled past a new life threshold this week — a birthday party with little girls w... Read More
Is Face Mask Skepticism Beyond the Pale? A Rational Debate Requires Acknowledging Both the Strengths and the Weaknesses of the Scientific Evidence Aug. 23, 2021
Like many Americans, I do not like wearing a face mask that hurts my ears, steams up my glasses and ... Read More
Is Face Mask Skepticism Beyond the Pale? A Rational Debate Requires Acknowledging Both the Strengths and the Weaknesses of the Scientific Evidence Aug. 18, 2021
Like many Americans, I do not like wearing a face mask that hurts my ears, steams up my glasses and ... Read More
Why Americans Can't Trust the CDC's COVID-19 Advice: The Agency Continues a Pattern of Arbitrary, Dubious and Ever-Changing Recommendations May. 19, 2021
"My promise is that CDC will continue to follow the science as our guide," Rochelle Walensky, direct... Read More
Mask-Free: A Democratic Miracle Apr. 29, 2021
I keep masks right next to the front door, along with sanitizer and gloves. They have been there for... Read More
The Devastating Global Impact of Mask Mandates Apr. 23, 2021
Now that the Biden administration has achieved the impressive milestone of 200 million Americans get... Read More
The COVID-19 Disaster That Did Not Happen in Texas: Cases Are Rising Mainly in States With Stricter Disease Control Policies Apr. 21, 2021
When Texas Gov. Greg Abbott lifted his statewide face mask mandate and his limits on business occupa... Read More
Biden's Mask Mandate Retreat Is a Hopeful Sign: The President Acknowledges That There Are Limits to Executive Power, Even During a Public Health Emergency Jan. 20, 2021
"If I'm your president," Joe Biden promised at the Democratic National Convention last summer, "on d... Read More
The COVID-19 Threat Is Real Dec. 10, 2020
Winter is coming and, like many of you, I'm deeply worried about how America is going to weather the... Read More
The COVID-19 Threat Is Real Dec. 10, 2020
Winter is coming and, like many of you, I'm deeply worried about how America is going to weather the... Read More
The Lockdown Hazard Oct. 18, 2020
WASHINGTON — In a bid to convince potential viewers that it is more interested in lecturing th... Read More
Losing the Fight Against the Coronavirus Jun. 28, 2020
In the category of "famous last words," my favorite has always been what Union Army Gen. John Sedgwi... Read More
Trump Voters Not Dying to See Trump Jun. 28, 2020
WASHINGTON — Last weekend in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Donald Trump voters told the world that they are... Read More
LYNDA HIRSCH ON TELEVISION -- SUMMARIES Jun. 20, 2020
They are back. A masked Don Diamont (Bill, "The Bold and the Beautiful") posted a photo of himself w... Read More
Masks Made in America by an All-American Company Jun. 02, 2020
BRISTOL, Tennessee — There is not one thing in the jeans, flannel-lined jackets, denim jackets... Read More
Who's to Blame: Trump or China? May. 22, 2020
The big coronavirus debate is between blaming President Donald Trump and blaming China for the pande... Read More
Exit Strategy -- Time for Creative Thinking May. 07, 2020
In March we learned about flattening the curve and social distancing (which should have been labeled... Read More
Sure, Let's Talk About the Vietnam War Apr. 30, 2020
As many news organizations have noted, in just three months the American death toll from the coronav... Read More
Public Being Misled About Masks Apr. 22, 2020
New York, New Jersey, Maryland and other states are requiring everyone to wear a mask or a substitut... Read More
A New Normal Apr. 16, 2020
This morning, the first email that caught my eye had this in its subject line: World Class Hater. "M... Read More
