Rounding Up: Economic impact of lockdowns; Death at the Wing
Did social distancing actually help economies around the world?
CDC gives unvaccinated a nudge with new Covid-19 guidance
The goal here is to get people over the finish line.
J&J vaccine pause the “less wrong” call
A temporary pause on administering Johnson & Johnson’s coronavirus vaccine has generated healthy debate about the government’s messaging strategy.
The best thing you will read about reopening schools
The reality is that poorer parents have justifiable concerns about opening the schools in their districts safely.
Rounding Up: Equity versus equality
A quick look at what has caught my eye recently, including new rhetoric in politics.
A simple explainer for getting kids back in school
Cutting through the noise around in-person learning.
In wake of insurrection, companies should embrace fuller idea of accountability
Pseudo political agnosticism won’t work for businesses anymore.
Happy New Year: Coronavirus denialism and holiday musings
Some items I came across as 2020 drew to a merciful close.
NFL owner Arthur Blank on building bonds between teams and communities
Takeaways from a discussion with the owner of the Atlanta Falcons about his efforts to strengthen the local community around his teams.
Controversy at Clemson highlights racial inequities in college sports
Money generated by Black athletes props up white-dominant sports on the college level.
Nasdaq diversity requirements an ESG-driven sign of the times
The move presents yet another signpost pointing in the direction of a new corporate future in which ESG concerns hold greater sway over business around the globe.
Contact tracing and a failure to communicate
Friction from the public over Covid-19 contact tracing was completely foreseeable.
LeBron James plans to expand More Than a Vote
Anti-voter-suppression initiative getting involved in Georgia Senate runoffs.
The value of not “sticking to sports”
Every time I hear about the latest philanthropic endeavor by a team or league, it reminds me that the sports world as a whole could do so much more than nibble at the edges.
On political polls and panopticons
A ruthless critique of FiveThirtyEight’s Nate Silver offers insight into why polls themselves seem so far off the mark lately.
Democrats should prepare for onslaught of voter-fraud fibs
This hollow exercise in placation almost certainly won’t save Trump’s presidency. That doesn’t mean it’s harmless.