Morning Jolt: Signs of Hope

On the menu today: preparing for a global war against a faceless, nonhuman enemy; what Bernie Sanders is putting at risk by staying the Democratic primary; a tough question for the president from Kevin Williamson; and some if-you-dare relationship advice from Kat Timpf.

'We Have an Enemy in Coronavirus That Is Faceless'

I liked this short video that actor Matthew McConaughey posted last night. It's nothing profound. Just an observation that all of us are inadvertently and unexpectedly more united at this moment that we have been in generations. No matter our politics, no matter our race, no matter our faith, no matter what we believe or where we come from — we are all now in the same situation, threatened by a virus that is trying to kill us and the ones we love. It has a better shot of killing some of us than others, but it doesn't really care one way or another. Because it has no conscious intentions, it doesn't intend to spare anyone.

This sort of forced unity is often a theme in alien invasion movies — the idea that we as ...

WITH JIM GERAGHTY March 18 2020 WITH JIM GERAGHTY March 18 2020 Signs of Hope On the menu today: preparing for a global war against a faceless, nonhuman enemy; what Bernie Sanders is putting at risk by staying the Democratic primary; a tough question for the president from Kevin Williamson; and some if-you-dare relationship advice from Kat Timpf. 'We Have an Enemy in Coronavirus That Is Faceless' I liked this short video that actor Matthew McConaughey posted last night. It's nothing profound. Just an observation that all of us are inadvertently and unexpectedly more united at this moment that we have been in generations. No matter our politics, no matter our race, no matter our faith, no matter what we believe or where we come from — we are all now in the same situation, threatened by a virus that is trying to kill us and the ones we love. It has a better shot of killing some of us than others, but it doesn't really care one way or another. Because it has no conscious intentions, it doesn't intend to spare anyone. This sort of forced unity is often a theme in alien invasion movies — the idea that we as ...   READ MORE

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