Outside the Beltway

The formula: promote an image until the jig is up.

The President admits that he intentionally downplayed the threat posed by the epidemic.

Already-high rates have been exacerbated by the pandemic.

Are those with kids getting over?

Confusing advice is unlikely to be heeded.

Yet another grim milestone.

Why roll with the facts when you can confuse your supporters with conspiracy theories?

A stark contrast.

Or, more accurately, the president should not use false hope to try and bolster his political image.

The pandemic is having serious effects in the region, and they will persist for some time.

Policy failures by the US government have neutered US passports for the foreseeable future.

More evidence that we are under-counting deaths due to Covid-19.

To mix cultural references: less than meets the eye.

Yet another grim milestone.

A completely unsurprising finding.

Our response to Covid-19 has been exceptional in all the wrong ways.

A clip from Trump’s Axios interview shows a man who really does not understand what is going on.

The rules are different if you’re famous.

Having failed to prevent or contain it, aggressive stupidity is now washing over us.

The one-time candidate for the GOP presidential nomination is dead at 74.

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

A bizarre but possibly correct ruling by the Supreme Court.

Partial credit at best, however.

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

Deaths are on the rise.

The lousy hybrid option has been scrapped in favor of a worthless virtual one.

Trump and virus politics.

A non-exhaustive tour of Trump’s utterances on the pandemic since January.

If you are wondering why masks are political, look no further than 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

Life comes at you fast.

Despite hope for a vaccine, officials are canceling large events months in advance.

Telecommuting has taken a bite out of an industry built on commuting.

A majority of Americans of every sex, race, education, income, or region do the right thing. With one exception.

Ongoing ambiguity is not helpful.

The trend line shifted this week.

Another small step toward canceling the fall sports calendar.

Online instruction is an inferior product. But it’s more expensive to deliver.

A result of the Trump rally?

The hopes of football in the fall are fading fast.

Another avoidable milestone.

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

The Paycheck Protection Program protected some interesting paychecks.

Leadership matters (as does culture).

The emotional and economic impact of the pandemic is hitting women especially hard.

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

One of these things is not like the others.

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

A case where the rules probably shouldn’t apply to the President.

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

The Commonwealth is the first state in the nation to issue regulations.