We Still Don’t Know What Works Best to Slow the Spread Of COVID-19

At the start of 2020, most of the world was terrified. Faced with a novel, deadly pandemic virus, something most of us had not expected to experience in our lifetimes, and witnessing the carnage the virus reaped in Wuhan, China, and Lombardy, Italy, countries worldwide went into protection mode.

To reduce viral transmission and save lives, nations implemented pandemic control policies. Th…

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Why M&M’s Dropped Their ‘Woke’ Mascots

M&M’s says it is abandoning its colorful candy mascots because they are too “polarizing” for Americans to handle these days.

The ubiquitous chocolate characters—which have been the face of M&M’s for years—didn’t say anything controversial. But they became the focus of a partisan backlash after the brand, owned by Mars Inc., made a number o…

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