Hungary Goes Full Authoritarian

Orban has used Covid-19 to kill whatever vestiges of democracy remained.

Pelosi Wants SALT Cap Repeal in Next Stimulus

Progressive policy and constituent interests collide.

Wear a Mask. Maybe.

Conflicting guidelines from the CDC are unhelpful.

COVID-19 Has Killed More Americans than 9/11

We’re passing grim milestones on a daily basis.

President Donald J. Trump is seen on a cellphone screen as he addresses his remarks at a White House Coronavirus Taskforce update briefing Monday, March 9, 2020, in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House. (Official White House Photo by D. Myles Cullen) President Donald J. Trump is seen on a cellphone screen as he addresses his remarks at a White House Coronavirus Taskforce update briefing Monday, March 9, 2020, in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House. (Official White House Photo by D. Myles Cullen)

NSC Sounded Coronavirus Alarm But Was Ignored

Political considerations overruled warnings from national security and health professionals.

Tuesday’s Forum

More word of mouth.

Bernie won’t go

Ego trumps all?

Joe Diffie Dead from Coronavirus

The 1990s country star is dead at 61.

Monday’s Forum

Time to do it again.

Liberty U Update

The update you were probably expecting.

President Donald J. Trump listens to a reporter’s question during the coronavirus (COVID-19) update briefing Sunday, March 22, 2020, in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House. (Official White House Photo by Andrea Hanks) President Donald J. Trump listens to a reporter’s question during the coronavirus (COVID-19) update briefing Sunday, March 22, 2020, in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House. (Official White House Photo by Andrea Hanks)

It is all a Show for Trump

He is actually tweeting about ratings.

The Six Weeks we Lost

Comparing South Korea to the US tells a lot about the failure of leadership in the US.

President Chaos

Exactly the opposite of what we need in a crisis.

White-Collar Quarantine

Everything is easier with money.

Trump Floats National Quarantine, Backs Off

The Constitution in times of extreme crisis.

Federal Bureaucrats Repeatedly ‘Warned’ About Pandemic Shortages

But they weren’t shouting it from the rooftops.

A Forum for Sunday

Another week begins.

President Donald J. Trump, joined by Vice President Mike Pence and members of the White House Coronavirus Task Force, takes questions from the press at a coronavirus update briefing Saturday, March 14, 2020, in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House. (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead) President Donald J. Trump, joined by Vice President Mike Pence and members of the White House Coronavirus Task Force, takes questions from the press at a coronavirus update briefing Saturday, March 14, 2020, in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House. (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead)

Trump and the Governors

This isn’t what leadership looks like.

Doug Checked in

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WHO Says Alcohol Not Good Coping Strategy

What do they know, anyway?

Rhode Island Cracking Down on New Yorkers

Gina Raimondo has apparently lost her copy of the Constituiton.

A Saturday Open Forum

Another weekend, another open forum.

President Donald J. Trump, joined by Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, left, and Attorney General William Barr, displays his signature after signing an Executive Order to Prevent Hoarding and Price Gouging, Monday, March 23, 2020, in the Oval Office of the White House. (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead) President Donald J. Trump, joined by Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, left, and Attorney General William Barr, displays his signature after signing an Executive Order to Prevent Hoarding and Price Gouging, Monday, March 23, 2020, in the Oval Office of the White House. (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead)

The Magical Thinking Presidency

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

UK PM Tests Positive for Covid-19

The PM and the Health Minister have both tested positve.

Friday’s Forum

Another week of coronavirus and a lot to talk about.

Social Distancing Led to Run on Pet Adoptions

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Thursday’s Forum

Please proceed to the comments.

G-7 Statement Scuttled Because the US Insisted on Using Term “Wuhan Virus”

We are governed by the petty and myopic.

Rand Paul Issues Statement

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

Prince Charles Has COVID-19

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

USA Most Prepared Country for Pandemics

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

President Donald J. Trump, joined by Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, left, and Attorney General William Barr, displays his signature after signing an Executive Order to Prevent Hoarding and Price Gouging, Monday, March 23, 2020, in the Oval Office of the White House. (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead) President Donald J. Trump, joined by Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, left, and Attorney General William Barr, displays his signature after signing an Executive Order to Prevent Hoarding and Price Gouging, Monday, March 23, 2020, in the Oval Office of the White House. (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead)

Trump Approval Up During Crisis

The President seems to be enjoying a mild rally effect.

Bernie Sanders Won’t Drop Out

Even amidst a national crisis, he refuses to do the right thing.

$2 Trillion Relief Deal Reached

Finally.

Wednesday Forum

Have at it.

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick of Texas and the Elderly

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

Liberty Set to Welcome Back 5000 Students

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

President Donald J. Trump listens to a reporter’s question during the coronavirus (COVID-19) update briefing Sunday, March 22, 2020, in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House. (Official White House Photo by Andrea Hanks) President Donald J. Trump listens to a reporter’s question during the coronavirus (COVID-19) update briefing Sunday, March 22, 2020, in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House. (Official White House Photo by Andrea Hanks)

Trump Torn on COVID-19 Measures

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

A Tuesday Forum

For today’s chit chat.

Coronavirus Rescue Plan in Limbo

We may be in a national crisis but it’s still politics as usual in Washington.

A Monday Forum

The workweek starts anew in the era of Covid-19

Rand Paul Tests Positive for COVID-19

The man is a moron.

Amazon and COVID-19

American’s online sales leader is straining under the social distancing regime.

Where is Joe?

Some on Twitter (yes, I know) seem concerned, but is this even a good question?

DOJ Wants Emergency Powers

How do we balance societal and individual rights during a pandemic?

Sunday’s Forum

Another day, another forum.

Podcast Recommendation

The Daily: “Alone Together”

Social Distancing and the White House

An ongoing missed opportunity to lead by example.