Outside the Beltway

Science and insanity don’t mix.

Kids 5-11 are getting their COVID shots at a rapid pace, but will it continue?

Resolving the legal issues will take time we don’t have.

Three days late, $1.2 billion long.

The city’s second major championship was among the most improbable.

It’s usually more effective to run for something rather than against someone.

The CDC is leaving it up to you!

Is media coverage of experts’ struggles to understand COVID helpful?

The tabs must flow.

Another effect of the pandemic.

A piece in The Atlantic inspires thoughts.

The idiocy continues.

Denial, whining, and truth wrapped into one segment.

Good news with mixed messaging.

There will be no religious exemptions. For now, at least.

While 96 percent of airmen are in compliance, the service is about to get smaller.

The equivalent of Pennsylvania’s entire labor force is sitting on the sidelines.

Cases per state adjusted for population.

Let’s look at the numbers and the clear effects of policy choices.

At least 40 Members violated the law on reporting stock transactions.

The trailblazing soldier-statesman has died at 84.

Stories of potential interest.

A paradox that’s not hard to explain.

Apparently, it’s higher than 67.

More are getting their third shot than their first.

A casual comparison is pretty striking.

Refusniks are creating an ethical dilemma for the triage system.

A series of reports show just how extreme the vaccination issue has become.

A 1960s pop culture reference and our current moment.

The number continues to rise.

Get vaccinated edition

The evidence is pretty clear: vaccinations are key, not weather (but that won’t stop people from trying to say otherwise).

Several stories for your consumption.

A vaccinated 75-year-old is as likely to die as an unvaccinated 53-year-old.

Politics is not a game.

Is there a sarcasm font?

Why products are still hard to find and prices are so high.

The Catch-22 of passing a massive spending bill in an undemocratic system.

The difference is politics, not reason.

I wonder what the cause was? It sounds pretty serious.

Stop me if you’ve heard this one . . .

The flake beat the weirdo.

Sigh.

Policy matters.

It’s happening again. This time, it was easily preventable.

What malarkey is this?

The President has lost his patience with the unvaccinated.

Because why the hell not.

A series of mismatches mean would-be workers can’t find employment despite an abundance of openings.