MARCH 17, 2021 BY ADAM LEE We got very lucky in our quest for a coronavirus vaccine. The mRNA approach, untried in humans until now, worked spectacularly well. It yielded two vaccines with 95% efficacy on the first try – like hitting a home run in your first at-bat. Pfizer and Moderna’s vaccines were soon joined by a […]
FEBRUARY 17, 2021 BY ADAM LEE I have to admit, it’s satisfying to see titans of the religious right exposed as corrupt frauds and hypocrites. In the past, I’ve taken particular pleasure at the downfall of Jerry Falwell Jr. and Roy Moore, to name two. But the latest clay-footed preacher may even top these. Way back in 2008, I […]
NOVEMBER 9, 2020 BY ADAM LEE By James A. Haught Donald Trump taught America a great lesson. He showed that this nation has a huge number of racist, sexist, jingoist, gay-hating, Muslim-hating, Hispanic-hating bigots – those Hillary Clinton called a “basket of deplorables.” Trump attracted them by millions through his endless attacks on blacks and other […]
SEPTEMBER 9, 2020 BY ADAM LEE The Roman Catholic church is bleeding members throughout the developed world, and they’re wrestling with what to do about it. Should they move with the times, adopting modern language and music and using social media, in a bid to meet younger people where they’re at? Or should they go to the […]