You need to wear a mask!” The retired political science professor considers it his civic duty in the era of COVID-19. We were a month into the coronavirus siege, and wearing masks in Los Angeles had just become a thing. Advertisement“We’re more than six feet away,” she reminded Dirks this week, as he yelled from across the street that she needed a mask. I don’t know if his crusade has saved any lives. But I do know that getting to know Dirks has punched a hole in the stereotype I’d reflexively ascribed to him.

Source: Los Angeles Times October 22, 2020 13:02 UTC