Outside the Beltway

It’s not greedy hoarders after all.

Leadership matters (as does sources of news).

President Trump has made plenty of mistakes handling this crisis. Let’s not invent dubious ones.

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

Conflicting guidelines from the CDC are unhelpful.

We’re passing grim milestones on a daily basis.

Political considerations overruled warnings from national security and health professionals.

Ego trumps all?

The 1990s country star is dead at 61.

The update you were probably expecting.

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.

Everything is easier with money.

The Constitution in times of extreme crisis.

But they weren’t shouting it from the rooftops.

This isn’t what leadership looks like.

What do they know, anyway?

Gina Raimondo has apparently lost her copy of the Constituiton.

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

The PM and the Health Minister have both tested positve.

We are governed by the petty and myopic.

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

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

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

The President seems to be enjoying a mild rally effect.

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

Finally.

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

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

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

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

The workweek starts anew in the era of Covid-19

The man is a moron.

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

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

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

An ongoing missed opportunity to lead by example.

An example of the contrast (Narcissist-in-chief IV).

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.

Neither politics nor Covid-19.

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.