Outside the Beltway

A completely unsurprising finding.

We were much slower and have higher non-conformity than countries that have it under control.

Apparently, we’re not supposed to drink the stuff.

The president of the country with the second most cases and fatalities has tested positive.

Athletes are getting bigger and stronger. Except those who aren’t.

Some incredibly thin reporting about a story that is almost certainly made up.

Contra the CDC, the AAP says getting kids to class outweighs the modest risk of their catching COVID-19.

Europe has the disease under control while it’s still spreading like wildfire here.

Parents can’t homeschool their kids and hold down jobs indefinitely.

Fewer people are very happy and more are not too happy than any time in a longstanding survey.

A surprisingly slow response from a governor who has been proactive during the crisis.

The pandemic is highlighting an international shame.

Should government be taking harsher measures against smoking, car crashes, and the flu?

Two new studies bring more questions than answers.

An 8-1 rebuke from the nation’s highest court.

The counting methodology is flawed and that’s assuming honest reporting.

A seemingly impossible coincidence.

We’re putting people in an impossible position.

The CDC director predicts a double whammy when flu season hits.

The President is issuing dangerous statements.

Another grim milestone

Next thing you know, they’ll tell us to eat vegetables.

The bad news keeps on coming.

Global vaccination programs have halted amid the pandemic.

A grim milestone.

A progressive idea that could win conservative support.

A startling statistic.

The disease has killed three times the September 11 attacks in the last week.

The state is voting during the high point of a global pandemic because Republicans forced it.

The British PM is very sick from COVID-19.

Social distancing is helping but too many aren’t taking it seriously enough.

President Trump has made plenty of mistakes handling this crisis. Let’s not invent dubious ones.

Conflicting guidelines from the CDC are unhelpful.

We’re passing grim milestones on a daily basis.

Political considerations overruled warnings from national security and health professionals.

The Constitution in times of extreme crisis.

But they weren’t shouting it from the rooftops.

What do they know, anyway?

Gina Raimondo has apparently lost her copy of the Constituiton.

Trump’s approach from the beginning has been reality-denying. It makes it difficult to take anything the administration proposed seriously.

The PM and the Health Minister have both tested positve.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

We are governed by the petty and myopic.

The COVID-19 infected Kentucky Senator defends his recent actions.

The 71-year-old heir to the British throne has tested positive and is in self-isolation.

Despite our poor showing against COVID-19, we have the best infrastructure in place.

On Tucker last night, Patrick made an odd appeal (to be kind).

The university is welcoming students back to campus, even as classes are going online.

The President tweeted, “We cannot let the cure be worse than the problem itself.”