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In the Age of Coronavirus – a Little Perspective

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As of St. Patrick’s Day – only six short days ago – there were 5,000 cases of the Wuhan flu in the U.S., reports Roger Kimball in Spectator.us. As Mr. Kimball notes, 95 people have died from it. “Ninety-five.” Over 25% of Deaths from One Place Of those 95 deaths, 25 are associated with one […]

In the Age of Coronavirus – a View from Your Couch

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All right, we are entering day whatever of lockdown, thanks to the C. virus. And with movie theaters pulling the plug on popcorn machines across our fair land, Joe Morgenstern advises gifting ourselves a subscription to the Criterion Channel, “a rich resource for American and international classics.” Mr. Morgenstern reviews a number of contagion-based films […]

In the Age of Coronavirus – the Global Response

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I’m unsure of the original source, but a kind relative thought we might be in need of a little levity as Dick and I enter day #3 of lockdown in the Keys. All of which is making at least me “a bit cross.” Britain The English are feeling the pinch in relation to the recent […]

Coronavirus Infects Stock Market: Part XVI

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When it feels like things are changing by the hour, a week feels like a year, and three weeks a lifetime. That’s how I feel this morning as I write to you from Newport, having scrambled home Monday, cutting short our ski vacation in Telluride, CO. Last Friday, at this time, we were waking up […]

In the Age of Coronavirus – Never-Never Land

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In her 1986 book “Key West Writers and Their Houses,” local celebrity and friend Lynn Kaufelt referred to Key West as Never-Never Land. Pretty much on the mark. It is extraordinarily expensive to live in Never-Never Land. Just ask Peter Pan. Now we have a pandemic that, like everywhere in the world, is wreaking havoc […]

In the Age of Coronavirus – Keep Calm and Carry On

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Good advice from the Brits during WWII and good advice in 2020 as the world faces a pandemic, Daniel Henninger reminds WSJ readers. Given what we’re up against, “flatten the curve” sounds like a useful rule of thumb—not only for the health-care system but for the economy, politics and even our social and psychological well-being. […]

Coronavirus Infects Stock Market: Part XV

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You’ll recall it wasn’t too long ago that investing legends Warren Buffett, Jack Bogle, and my father in law Dick Young were calling for a prolonged period of reduced returns. Not only for the stock market but for bonds, as Dick Young’s North Star was scraping the bottom of the charts as if it had […]

In the Age of Coronavirus: Should You Worry about Take Out Food?

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At Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Daniel Kuritzkes, an infections disease expert, told NPR that food itself is most likely not a major risk factor. That’s because most infections from the new coronavirus appear to start with the respiratory system, not the digestive tract. When ordering take out, Drew Harris, a population health researcher at Philadelphia’s […]

Jason Gay’s Best Advice on Working from Home

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As Americans begin hunkering down and battening the hatches to “flatten the curve” of coronavirus, Jason Gay counsel WSJ readers on some of the finer points of working from home. It’s the right thing to do. You might feel fine, but think of your older and vulnerable neighbors, and the critical need to relieve stress […]

In the Age of Coronavirus: Are Brick and Mortar Edifices Dead?

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With alarming speed, the world has become topsy-turvy thanks to coronavirus. What if work never really returns to the office? The most important factors for success will be ample trust, mutually agreed-upon norms, good communication and a strong and validating work culture, write Matt Burr and Becca Endicott in the WSJ. One Scenario The coronavirus […]