Outside the Beltway

A startling statistic.

The disease has killed three times the September 11 attacks in the last week.

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

The British PM is very sick from COVID-19.

Social distancing is helping but too many aren’t taking it seriously enough.

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

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.

The Constitution in times of extreme crisis.

But they weren’t shouting it from the rooftops.

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.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

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.

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.”

The man is a moron.

An ongoing missed opportunity to lead by example.

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.

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.

“The Daily” on Covid-19 and Italy.

A sign of the times.

Young people acting selfishly is a fact of life.

Dueling Washington Post op-eds are sowing confusion.

Most federal workers are still packing themselves into offices.

It is hard not to see this as a politically driven move.

You can’t make this stuff up.

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

This could be a very long series.

Whocouldanode?

Schools were going to be open today. They’re closing after parent pressure.

Is this our Rock Hudson moment?

The greatest crisis the nation has faced in my lifetime.

A prudent, if overdue, warning.