Outside the Beltway

The story played out just as we all thought it would.

The science and ethics are not the hardest part of determining who should go first.

Meanwhile, a report states that a Trump admin official pushed infections to promote herd immunity.

A grim reminder.

Trump’s leadership style encapsulated.

Not the flu.

Because of course they are.

Statements by an HHS official underscore the rot of this administration.

Confusing advice is unlikely to be heeded.

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

A stark contrast.

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

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

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

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.

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.

A marked rise in shooting deaths is going largely unnoticed.

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.

The federal judge who oversees treatment of detained immigrant children has had enough.

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

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

Are those who die in our wars more deserving than those who die in our stores?

The pandemic is highlighting an international shame.

A new study finds earlier lockdowns could have saved 54,000 lives by early May.

You can guess the rest.

He is claiming his response to Covid-19 is better than the previous administration’s response to H1N1

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

We’re a long, long way from normal.

More on Covid-19 and the flu.

Data collection and analysis takes time.

Trump made some odd suggestions on today’s Aló Presidente.

President Trump can’t handle the truth.

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

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

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

Conflicting guidelines from the CDC are unhelpful.

The Constitution in times of extreme crisis.

But they weren’t shouting it from the rooftops.

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

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

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

A sign of the times.

You can’t make this stuff up.

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