Thirty-four years ago my daughter Emily was graduating from the McLean Children's Academy in the Virginia suburb of D.C. of the same name. The ceremony took place in the backyard of the modest clapboard house that had served as her preschool for two years. About fifteen four-year-olds dressed in their Sunday best were lined up… Continue reading Itching to Know? What Cicadas and Oak Mites Can Teach Us About Politics and COVID