Outside the Beltway

The man is a moron.

An ongoing missed opportunity to lead by example.

This is no ordinary recession.

While the impulse is understandable, it defeats the purpose.

Our most populous state has become the first with a blanket “stay home” order to stave off Covid-19.

US citizens are urged to stay home. Those abroad are urged to return now or risk not being able to later.

Richard Burr, Jim Inhofe, David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler should go to jail.

In his own words

(Alternative title: Narcissist-in-Chief III)

Why South Korea is so far ahead of us in fighting COVID-19.

Social distancing is a lot easier when you’re affluent.

Two members of the House have tested positive.

“The Daily” on Covid-19 and Italy.

A sign of the times.

Young people acting selfishly is a fact of life.

Dueling Washington Post op-eds are sowing confusion.

Most federal workers are still packing themselves into offices.

It is hard not to see this as a politically driven move.

You can’t make this stuff up.

Too many people still don’t understand the idea behind ‘flattening the curve.’ That includes our President.

This could be a very long series.

Whocouldanode?

Schools were going to be open today. They’re closing after parent pressure.

Is this our Rock Hudson moment?

The greatest crisis the nation has faced in my lifetime.

A prudent, if overdue, warning.

The recommended precautions are severe. Are they being followed?

These decisions should be made by professionals.

Fears have reduced demand for public transit.

Conferences, sporting events, and even school has been canceled to avoid spreading the pandemic.

Republicans are half as likely to take the outbreak seriously.

Donald Trump is once again trying to deflect reality.

This is bigger than President Trump’s incompetence.

What’s new isn’t necessarily what’s most important.

A promising new study.

Suicide has become a bigger threat to members of the military and veterans than combat. That needs to change.

We shouldn’t need bad arguments to sell good policies.

Despite having utterly mishandled both areas when they actually held power, Republicans think they can win back the House of Representatives by focusing on the budget deficit and health care reform.

An Oklahoma state court Judge has handed down what many are hailing as a landmark ruling related to the opioid crisis, but there’s reason to be skeptical about his conclusions.

A great public intellectual, pioneering blogger, and all-around good man is gone.

The Ebola outbreak that began last year in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is still a problem, and still threatening to spread.

Hospital phone lines are being overwhelmed.

After coming under attack from within his own party, former Vice-President Joe Biden has changed his position on the Hyde Amendment.

Former Vice-President Biden has come under fire for his longtime support for the Hyde Amendment.

A new report indicates that Russian social media trolls are involved in spreading anti-vaccination propaganda in the United States and elsewhere.

Thanks largely to anti-vaccination propaganda, the Centers for Disease Control reports that measles cases in the U.S. are at a level unseen in a quarter century.

Despite seemingly ideal conditions, Green Mountain Care was an absolute debacle.

Some vaccines lose effectiveness more quickly–and others last much longer—than previously understood.

Bernie Sanders and other advocates focus on insurance companies and drug companies. But that’s not where the money is.