‘Boss Tweed’ Attacked the NYTimes Exactly the Way Trump MightThe Times’s publisher issues a warning about Trump. Eerily same tactics were used 150 years ago — against his own paper.Just nowJust now
The L.A. Fires: Disasters Are an OpportunityThe fires that incinerated 80% of San Francisco in 1906 led to rebuilding that beautified the cityJan 113Jan 113
My Book Is Out in PaperbackIt has a new chapter with a few things to say about H5N1 and mpox — and The New York TimesJan 712Jan 712
Memories of Jimmy CarterAn unpretentious man with incredible drive and perception did good in the world’s toughest placesDec 31, 20246Dec 31, 20246
Now Biden Should Pardon Tony FauciHe should start with Jack Smith, but there many Americans in danger from a weaponized Justice Department. Even reporters.Dec 2, 20245Dec 2, 20245
Vaccines Will Have to Prove Themselves Again. The Hard Way.We’ve already quietly begun an all-American clinical trialNov 29, 202433Nov 29, 202433
I’m Waiting for One Photogenic Child to Die of MeaslesA single adorable victim will remind anti-vaxxer parents what is really at stakeNov 13, 202433Nov 13, 202433
Whatever RFK Jr. Does, Darwinism Will UndoIt’s all disinformation and games until someone ends up in a coma — which Trump might not go along withNov 13, 202469Nov 13, 202469
Got Virus?Our government, bowing to the dairy industry, is not being open enough about what’s brewing in our milk.May 7, 202410May 7, 202410
My Book Is Out Today“The Wisdom of Plagues: Lessons From 25 Years of Covering Pandemics” will offend. And, I hope, offer some good ideas.Jan 9, 20241Jan 9, 20241