By ERIC FRANCIS | Planet Waves Here are some thoughts I’ve gathered from having dealt with crises in the past, and having spent time considering plans with others. We are essentially in a civil defense emergency. I will add one additional thought up top. In any crisis, whether personal or community, I have found it … Read more
No society can safeguard public health for long at the cost of its economic health. Financial markets paused their slide Thursday, but no one should think this rolling economic calamity is over. If this government-ordered shutdown continues for much more than another week or two, the human cost of job losses and bankruptcies will exceed … Read more
My friend Beth when in nursing school took microbio lab with a professor named Dawn Holsapple. Every semester they did the same experiment — test the efficacy of household disinfectant and cleaning products, one of which was Purell. Every time they got the same result — Purell made matters worse. Remember that this is what … Read more
Just these two events is a lot to pile up in the same place. Through this mini-era, the Sun will be conjunct Neptune, which is in itself potentially confusing in that sublime way. Venus is also conjunct Uranus (exciting, rebellious and a touch kinky) — a/k/a Aphrodite conjunct Prometheus. This is all a setup for … Read more
Among Evangelicals, the stronger your faith, the more confidently you disbelieve any information that could threaten it. Dismissing conflicting viewpoints and evidence is seen as a virtue and practiced regularly By SAMUEL DEAN Planet Waves Legal Reporter On the surface, Evangelical* support of President Trump seems astounding. After all, this is the group of people … Read more