Opinion

Author Kerry Egan writes that the coronavirus pandemic has brought death into our daily lives so much so that we are living in a "hospice world." "This upending of life as we once knew it demands that we find a way through all the changes and losses," Egan writes.

Practicing future-tense hope (taking precautions till a vaccine arrives) is complicated by the fact that the future is a fragile place, cognitively, writes neurologist Robert Sapolsky. Sacrificing immediate pleasure (a big gathering at Thanksgiving, for example), for a bigger future gain (less sickness and death) is tough for humans, it turns out.

In the weeks since the general election, President Donald Trump and his team have failed to successfully challenge the final results in our courts of law. However, in the court of public opinion, they have made startling progress — progress that could threaten President-elect Joe Biden's capacity to govern and even our democracy itself.

To borrow from the Mandalorian's mantra -- is this really the way?

The Presidential Records Act and the Federal Records Act require preservation of an administration's records, write Sean Casten and nine other members of Congress. Given the pattern of behavior by Donald Trump and his senior officials, federal employees must be particularly vigilant and diligent in following all laws and preserving all documents during this presidential transition, they write

Much as he demands we see him as a man with an uncanny knack for winning, Donald Trump is ending his presidency by proving that his big talent may be his extraordinary ability to defeat himself. In fact, it seems that he only feels successful when he goes his own way, even if the path takes him over a cliff.

The 2020 election is over, and Joe Biden won. The score is on the board, and there is no time left on the clock. It's time to get on with the transition and move America forward.

A Russian leader has already congratulated US President-elect Joe Biden on winning the presidential election. "I have met with him several times," said Mikhail Gorbachev, the former president of the Soviet Union, on Nov. 8. "I got the impression that he understands the importance of relations with Russia. I hope that Joe Biden will strive to normalize relations and recover trust between our countries."

Yes, there is election fraud. It's coming from inside the White House.