The U.S. Department of Education says that federal special‐education law should not stand in the way of moving coursework online during the pandemic emergency. That’s the right call.
As regulations are relaxed or waived to address the needs of patients, pain relief must not be given short shrift. We should follow Canadian healthcare's response to this issue.
Economists have been suggesting that acting to save lives is optimal policy now, at least compared with doing nothing. But nobody thinks “doing nothing” is right.
Immigrants are helping California survive this unprecedented challenge. They are making and distributing food, producing pharmaceuticals, and caring for the sick.