California has recently been grappling with an enormous surge in coronavirus cases. As of Monday, the state had over 326,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and over 7,000 total deaths, according to the Los Angeles Times’ case tracker. In response to these…

In my home state of California, Gov. Newsom recently commented, “Wearing a face-covering is a sign of toughness, it’s a sign of resolve, and it’s a sign of someone who gives a damn.” Though this could be dismissed as empty…