coronavirus

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The weak response to coronavirus is a symptom of the decay of the liberal state

17 March 2020 6:54 am

This article is in The Spectator’s April 2020 US edition. Subscribe here to get yours. If COVID-19 spreads in the United States…

positive thinking

In praise of President Trump’s positive thinking

15 March 2020 10:08 pm

An opinion piece in the Washington Post by Helaine Olen suggests that President Trump believes that the coronavirus can be…

Coronavirus might not be all bad news for the stock market

15 March 2020 6:30 pm

There cannot be many positive aspects to the coronavirus outbreak, but I wonder if it carries one for stock markets.…

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Federal health agencies risk lives in their response to COVID-19

15 March 2020 2:39 pm

President Trump announced on Friday that the country is now in a state of emergency, due to the rapid pace…

UK quarantines elderly as over-70s told: stay at home

15 March 2020 7:08 am

People over 70 will be instructed by the government to stay in strict isolation at home or in care homes…

Will the NHS drop its trans obsession when peak coronavirus hits?

15 March 2020 12:08 am

As coronavirus sweeps across the country, I am sure people will be reassured to know that the NHS is doing…

policy

Karlie Kloss’s dad’s Facebook posts are now US government policy

14 March 2020 11:54 am

Cockburn was admittedly a bit skeptical yesterday when he heard that Jared Kushner was seeking out advice for a federal…

What the government doesn't yet know about the coronavirus

14 March 2020 9:14 am

I understand a bit more than I did about what the prime minister, the chief medical officer Chris Whitty and…

Billy the kid, football’s star of the future

14 March 2020 9:00 am

Sadly it looks as though the 2020 Six Nations may have to go down with an asterisk and an explanation…

Coronavirus and the lessons of the Athenian plague

14 March 2020 9:00 am

Plagued by the past

Life under lockdown: Italy is being consumed by panic

14 March 2020 9:00 am

Italy is being consumed by panic

Africa’s invisible epidemics

14 March 2020 9:00 am

Africa   ‘Ah, Africa,’ the French scientist sighed contentedly. This was 1995 and all around us was an Ebola epidemic…

The antidote to virus panic is in the hands of entrepreneurs

14 March 2020 9:00 am

‘It’s a ghost town,’ said the officer manning the body scanner at Manchester airport — Manchester, New Hampshire, that is,…

Portrait of the week: Panic buying, Budget announcements and farewell to Harry and Meghan

14 March 2020 9:00 am

Home At the beginning of the week 319 people in the United Kingdom had been found to be suffering from…

There’s no sign of apocalypse in East Finchley – yet

14 March 2020 9:00 am

I was mansplaining to my wife earlier this week about why we ought to be very, very concerned by the…

Letters: The BBC licence fee is an anachronism

14 March 2020 9:00 am

Musical inspiration Sir: The interview with Antonio Pappano was splendid  for those of us who admire him in Australia but…

How worried should we be about coronavirus?

14 March 2020 9:00 am

Coronavirus may be more widespread than we think – and less deadly

Coronavirus is a metaphor for our vulnerability over Huawei

14 March 2020 9:00 am

Monday night’s Commons rebellion over Huawei was on a surprisingly serious scale for a new government with a big mandate.…

America has turned into a bad joke

14 March 2020 9:00 am

Gstaad   Rumours about the virus are flying around this village. First there was talk of a hotel being temporarily…

Dear Mary: How can I stop my family scoffing our coronavirus chocolate stockpile?

14 March 2020 9:00 am

Q. How can I stop a member of the household from glutting out on the chocolate supply I have stockpiled?…

Jonathan Sacks: Joy is the Jewish way of defeating hate

14 March 2020 9:00 am

Last Monday night and Tuesday were our Jewish festival of Purim, when we recall the events described in the Book…

war with iran coronavirus

Will coronavirus lead to a US war with Iran?

13 March 2020 9:53 pm

In a roundabout way, coronavirus may have been responsible for the deaths of two American service personnel and a British…

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EXCLUSIVE: Karlie Kloss’s dad helps Jared with coronavirus ‘research’

13 March 2020 12:37 pm

Jared Kushner has a lot on his plate. The White House senior adviser was tasked this week with conducting research…

entrepreneurs

The antidote to virus panic is in the hands of entrepreneurs

13 March 2020 3:43 am

It’s a ghost town,’ said the officer manning the body scanner at Manchester airport — Manchester, New Hampshire, that is,…

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COVID-19 is terrifying — as a weapon of political propaganda

12 March 2020 11:26 pm

The president delivered an address last night about the Wuhan flu, aka novel coronavirus, aka (if you want to sound…