Outside the Beltway

The status quo ante is not just waiting for us around the corner.

A seemingly innocent black man has been killed, sparking a wave of outrage.

A report outlining steps for re-opening the economy in the wake of COVID-19 has been leaked to the press.

He’s doubling down on hypocrisy.

He revolutionized how we think of male homosexuality.

The Tara Reade allegations haven’t hurt the presumptive nominee with the party.

A sober assessment of President Trump’s plan to get the country running again.

Another allegation of Biden misbehavior that is another category altogether.

And a broader discussion of the ongoing Tara Reade story.

A useful graph from WaPo

More on Covid-19 and the flu.

We need a better vocabulary for treating the spectrum between rude and horrific.

The presumptive Democratic nominee says, “They aren’t true. This never happened.”

This isn’t how it is supposed to work.

The erstwhile Tea Party Republican is making a run for President.

These are serious allegations.

And some notes on Trump’s media exposure.

Some potentially good news for Biden,

The policy choices before us are not a dichotomy between off and on.

Thoughts on Biden’s low profile and Trump’s daily exposure.

Things are not looking good.

Who can keep count?

Especially for Joe Biden.

Sigh.

Cable news “experts” frequently aren’t.

The President is issuing dangerous statements.

The President is learning more about the Constitution every day.

Dan Drezner makes an interesting comparison.

People who keep calling Covid-19 “just the flu” haven’t looked very closely at the numbers.

The 58-year-old may have a post-presidency unmatched in history.

A much-needed call for unity.

A disgraced governor is signing a wave of progressive legislation

Trump’s performance during this crisis is a reminder that electing an amateur to the presidency is a really bad idea.

Critics of the modeling and of the data analysis are being too simplistic.

Gatherings involve risk at the moment.

Who knew?

A progressive idea that could win conservative support.

Sanders supporters need to get on the bus.

It would be laughable, but the White House might be interested.

He has ended his bid for the Democratic nomination.

An irrelevant judicial order is being enforced for no apparent reason.

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

In recent weeks the US has ramped-up pressure on Maduro.

Some internal cracks in terms of continuing?

Leadership matters (as does sources of news).

Ego trumps all?

He is actually tweeting about ratings.

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

Exactly the opposite of what we need in a crisis.

The Constitution in times of extreme crisis.