Outside the Beltway

Some global comparisons.

Wrongheaded thinking about the pandemic won’t go away.

We now have more context but not more relevant facts.

All the news just repeats itself.

Biden’s polling lead over Trump is historically stable.

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

Should public employee pensions be an asset in the administration’s foreign policy?

Things are going to get better. And far worse.

Here’s what we tell her.

The status quo ante is not just waiting for us around the corner.

A seemingly innocent black man has been killed, sparking a wave of outrage.

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.

The world was angry. The world was mean.

More Americans are out of work than at any time since the Great Depression.

A little bit you.

The founder of Small Wars Journal passed Saturday.

He’s doubling down on hypocrisy.

Hangin’ round.

“Will some people be affected badly? Yes.”

He revolutionized how we think of male homosexuality.

Look out, here comes tomorrow.

The Tara Reade allegations haven’t hurt the presumptive nominee with the party.

A sober assessment of President Trump’s plan to get the country running again.

Drop some knowledge,

The coaching legend led the 1972 Miami Dolphins to the only perfect season in NFL history.

Another allegation of Biden misbehavior that is another category altogether.

Eight days a week.

And a broader discussion of the ongoing Tara Reade story.

Have at it.

A useful graph from WaPo

More on Covid-19 and the flu.

We need a better vocabulary for treating the spectrum between rude and horrific.

The reports of the the North Korean dictator’s death have been greatly exaggerated.

Do we even have weekends anymore?

The presumptive Democratic nominee says, “They aren’t true. This never happened.”

“Puzzling Times”

Opinions here, there, and everywhere.

More chances to talk about a day in the life of the the corona times.

Data collection and analysis takes time.

This isn’t how it is supposed to work.

Some inchorent musings about a massive question.

The erstwhile Tea Party Republican is making a run for President.

Something for hump day.

These are serious allegations.

Another grim milestone. It won’t be the last.

Until our kids go back to school, we can’t go back to work.