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What We’re Reading Today: Coronavirus Vs. SARS, Coronavirus Vs. The Economy, California Homelessness … And More

I & I Editorial Board
March 9, 2020

Some headlines that caught our eye.

Coronavirus

The Virus and the Economy — Steven Malanga, City Journal

Coronavirus going to hit its peak and start falling sooner than you think — Michael Fumento, New York Post

How coronavirus stacks up to other coronaviruses SARS and MERS — Fox News

The Coronavirus Week In Pictures: Special CDC Edition — PowerLine

Ted Cruz Self-Quarantines After Interacting with CPAC Attendee Who Tested Positive For Coronavirus — Union Journal

Matters Of Faith

The stories we tell about our country and our faith matter — Religion News Service

Actor Ben Afleck Found ‘The Way Back’ And It’s Not Just A Movie — Mark Tapscott, HillFaith

What is Lent and why does it matter? — Fox News Opinion

Satire

Biden To Defy CDC Warning To Stop Touching Other People’s Faces — Babylon Bee

Biden Defends Past Inappropriate Touching Of Women As Symptom Of Stuttering Hands — The Onion

Joe Biden Drops Out of Race, Endorses Biden — Scrappleface

Joe Biden Trashes Joe Biden After Forgetting That He is Joe Biden — Satire V

Misc

Liberty for AOC but not for thee — Acton Institute

Government turns homelessness into big business — Steven Greenhut, Orange County Register

Leave the Toy Aisle Alone, Please — Evan Harris, Pacific Research Institute

Kamala Harris for VP? — Joel Fox, Fox & Hounds

Biden Steps In It as He Weighs In on California’s Job-Killing Law, Gets Blasted by Voters — RedState

Warren Got Specific, and Everything Fell Apart — Max Gulker, American Institute for Economic Research

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