Outside the Beltway

Deaths are on the rise.

The lousy hybrid option has been scrapped in favor of a worthless virtual one.

Trump and virus politics.

Comparisons with 2016 all work against Trump’s re-election.

A non-exhaustive tour of Trump’s utterances on the pandemic since January.

If you are wondering why masks are political, look no further than 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

Life comes at you fast.

Despite hope for a vaccine, officials are canceling large events months in advance.

Telecommuting has taken a bite out of an industry built on commuting.

The President does not like his poll numbers.

A majority of Americans of every sex, race, education, income, or region do the right thing. With one exception.

Could a blue state governor be the future of the Republican Party?

Ongoing ambiguity is not helpful.

The trend line shifted this week.

Another small step toward canceling the fall sports calendar.

Online instruction is an inferior product. But it’s more expensive to deliver.

More dominoes are falling. They won’t be the last.

A result of the Trump rally?

The hopes of football in the fall are fading fast.

Another avoidable milestone.

The venerable apparel company is having a hard go of it.

Are Republicans eschewing absentee voting?

Sometimes, a cigar is just a cigar.

The president of the country with the second most cases and fatalities has tested positive.

Harvard joins a growing list of universities who will not offer in-person classes this year.

The Paycheck Protection Program protected some interesting paychecks.

The Natanz fuel enrichment site has been seriously damaged.

A marked rise in shooting deaths is going largely unnoticed.

Leadership matters (as does culture).

The emotional and economic impact of the pandemic is hitting women especially hard.

I don’t see it.

Those who wish to vote for Tommy Tuberville or Jeff Sessions will have to walk to the mailbox.

Some incredibly thin reporting about a story that is almost certainly made up.

Contra the CDC, the AAP says getting kids to class outweighs the modest risk of their catching COVID-19.

As scary as the Cold War was, it did reduce the silliness in American politics.

This St. Louis couple neatly summarizes what’s wrong with America.

One of these things is not like the others.

Europe has the disease under control while it’s still spreading like wildfire here.

A case where the rules probably shouldn’t apply to the President.

Parents can’t homeschool their kids and hold down jobs indefinitely.

The Commonwealth is the first state in the nation to issue regulations.

Racial and xenophobic rhetoric and Covid-19.

The gaslighting will continue until morale improves.

The Army’s in a bind, because it’s way behind, and willing to make a deal.

The line between “hero” and “victim” is blurry and rendered meaningless when the former is over-used

Yet another grim milestone.

The state of American debate is not strong.

The lockdowns are ending and likely not coming back.

Mostly stability.