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A woman wearing a mask lies on the grass in Sheep Meadow, Central Park on July 12, 2020 in New York City. (Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images)
Jog without a mask! Hang out with friends! Eat in a restaurant!
By Bari Weiss
05.02.21
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A lot has been lost in the past year. Among the losses: people’s sanity.

Consider this bit from Joy-Ann Reid’s MSNBC show earlier this week, in which she discusses jogging outside while wearing two masks after she’s been fully vaccinated:

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Bari Weiss
Bari Weiss is the founder and editor of The Free Press, host of the podcast Honestly, and editor-in-chief of CBS News. From 2017 to 2020 Weiss was an opinion writer and editor at The New York Times. Before that, she was an op-ed and book review editor at The Wall Street Journal and a senior editor at Tablet magazine.
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