Americans are self-organizing into mutual-aid societies to overcome the challenges posed by the pandemic. This is an encouraging development: Civil society organizations have unique local knowledge that enables them to help those in need far better than top-down approaches.

Jonah Goldberg:

The culture war has become more important than the issues the culture is supposed to be about.

Ward Carroll:

Not since 2008 have we seen as sharp a contrast in the digital media presence between presumptive nominees. But this time the difference is almost entirely about tone.