Category: Commentary

Hunkering down against the coronavirus has produced some unexpected benefits: light traffic, more family time, renewed focus on a hobby. Scientists, too, have recorded significant benefits:  clean air in major cities, clear rivers that usually flow muddy, dolphins near Venice. Even Earth appears to have settled in, with fewer recorded seismic disruptions.

Steelers versus Patriots. Miller versus Budweiser. Polaris versus Arctic Cat. Meaningless debate feeds the male ego. We’ve all heard the ribbing, witnessed the bets, observed the trash talk. It infiltrates locker rooms, bars, and work.