Uber and Lyft arrived in Austin, Texas, in the spring of 2014. In December of the following year, the city council passed an ordinance requiring fingerprint background checks for all rideshare drivers. Uber and Lyft fought back. Austin ultimately prevailed, and, unwilling to concede the demand,...

Don’t wear a mask; wear a mask. Young people are immune to the virus; the virus can harm young people. Hydroxychloroquine can help manage symptoms; no, it can’t. The spread of COVID-19 has pushed science to work in real-time. Downstream from this research, public health authorities have...

Stress. That’s one dimension in which 2020 has outperformed the average year. There is COVID-19; there is the precarious global economy; there is social isolation. All of this might push you toward the familiar solace of seeing friends and family—but don’t! You need to keep your social...

The economy is in a fragile state: millions of Americans are unemployed. Businesses large and small declare bankruptcy weekly. Supply chains are fractured, consumer demand dramatically altered. This economic crisis, stemming from the global spread of coronavirus, gives startling urgency to...