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- Former president Donald Trump pardoned former campaign advisor Steve Bannon on his last day in office, but the presidential pardon power only covers federal charges, and now NY State Attorney General Letitia James is reportedly investigating Bannon for fraud.
- The NY Times looks at the current phenomenon of people declaring "fauxmorbidities" in order to get the COVID-19 vaccination in New York.
- Myanmar's military junta killed scores of protesters on Saturday as soldiers violently suppressed demonstrations against the recent coup.
- The Senate battle over voting rights legislation and the filibuster is heating up.
- The Atlantic ponders what impact artificial intelligence could have on the art of the novel.
- COVID cases are on the rise again in the United States as parts of Europe grapple with another wave of coronavirus infections.
- An Asian American veteran in Ohio gave a powerful, personal speech about racism, lifting up his shirt to display his battle scars and asking, "Is this patriot enough?"
- The New Yorker talks to Sharon Stone about "being a loner, surviving pre-#MeToo Hollywood, and getting struck by lightning."
- And finally, Bearenting 101:
Published Mar 28, 2021
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