In March, we were all living in 15-day increments. Working from home and distance learning, for those who had the terrible luxury of such things, would be a weeks-long affair, surreal but temporary. Fifteen days to flatten the curve. Fifteen days to slow the spread.

Scientists warned us even then that a return to normalcy would take longer, but the telescoped timeline had obvious appeal. You can put up with almost anything for just 15 days.

Acting on the chance to get it right was essential, but we now know it was not temporary. We’ve seen the failures—in testing, in containment, in federal and state leadership—compound in catastrophic ways...

On their own, few countries are powerful enough to stand up to bullying by China, and the existing security alliances upon which the world’s major democracies depend weren’t built to address the economic threats now emanating from Beijing. This spring, shortly after Australia called for an international investigation into the origins of COVID-19, the Chinese ambassador to that country threatened an economic boycott, declaring that the Chinese public could go without Australian wine and beef, among other products...

On یک صبح جمعه در مارس 2019 یک گارد در مهاجرت و گمرک بازداشتگاه در آرورا کلرادو وارد یک سلول اشغال شده توسط Idrissa کامارا یک زن 31 ساله مهاجر از غرب آفریقا و آگاهانه او را که او تا به حال یک بازدید کننده. کامارا انتظار نیست هر کسی را که ممکن است همسرش, Arri Woodson-کامارا. به طور معمول زندانیان مجاز به صحبت با بازدید کننده تنها از طریق یک پنجره شیشه ای باریک را در یک اتاق ملاقات. در این روز یک نگهبان همراهی کامارا به یک منطقه مشترک و دستور او را به نشستن در یک جدول...