Outside the Beltway

A variety of factors have led to better survival chances for those hospitalized with the disease.

Not the flu.

Comparing the White House’s approach to that of sports leagues on testing.

Reminders from a perusal of the news.

Three negative tests have overturned an initial false positive.

It turns out, he wasn’t hacked. (Spoiler: They’re never hacked.)

Thinking about what we might know on the night of the election.

Alabama’s head football coach and athletic director have both tested positive for COVID-19.

A legally correct ruling based on a lie.

He has the largest lead of any challenger since modern polling began in 1936.

No, our topic infectious disease expert did not endorse President Trump.

Trump continues to lag.

I’m sorry, what?

A clever political gambit that raises real issues.

The infected guy wants a face-to-face debate.

Trump’s favorite pollster has some bad news for him.

The President is not like other people.

A little comparative politics.

The lawyers can’t clean up the mess left by the President’s sudden incapacity.

Because of course they are.

Is that wise?

The world’s worst COVID manager is now the world’s worst COVID patient.

A truly chaotic combination.

No masks, no distancing, no caution.

A pandemic and a government populated with people in their 70s and 80s.

One man’s fecklessness has gotten untold people sick.

The inevitable has happened.

Yet another grim milestone.

Not new.
Not surprising.
Still, pretty amazing.

The general election campaign is about to kick off in earnest.

Yet another grim milestone.

Is Trump really an outlier?

Yet another twist in an ongoing saga.

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

A new poll shows meaningful shifts in public attitudes.

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

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

What is more concerning, speculation and war games, or the words of POTUS?

Already-high rates have been exacerbated by the pandemic.

Are those with kids getting over?

An uncharacteristic misstep by a seasoned pro.

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?

The politics of protests.

A stark contrast.

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

Pondering lack of US interest in our friends to the south.