Free money: Amid the coronavirus, a monthly paycheck from the feds doesn’t seem crazy

LOS ANGELES – The notion of the federal government handing out free money used to be a liberal dream and a conservative nightmare. No more. The coronavirus outbreak, which plunged the nation into an economic free fall, has created an opening for governments and nonprofits to experiment with giving money directly to Americans, with no strings attached. In Los Angeles, thousands have been handed …