Outside the Beltway

Some 230,000 Americans have died needlessly since vaccinations became widely available.

The Biden administration’s mandate has been lifted immediately.

There are too many variables to make generalized calculations.

Crises tend to be distracting.

Some of the other costs that come with exercising a constitutional right

Republicans are aghast that he’s abandoned his principles.

A Michigan jury believed the FBI created the crime.

Speaker Pelosi has it. Is President Biden next?

Lots of folks at the Gridiron dinner are positive.

Two April Fool’s Day orders are no joke. And they’re apparently causing confusion.

The invasion has led to a series of proxy wars.

The public health community is divided on whether it’s a good idea.

We did much better in 2020 and worse since 2021 than we thought.

Can it overcome demographics and decoupling to sustain its current unprecedented growth?

Mixed messages from the pharmaceutical companies.

Antiquated counting methods lead to misallocation of resources.

He’s tanned. He’s rested. Is he ready?

With masks off, political leaders are urging people to get out there and spend money.

The plans to replicate the chaos in the Great White North are not coming together.

Most people liked it more than I did.

The rollout could have been smoother.

Some of our citizens are at greater risk under relaxed mask guidelines.

Most of us have suddenly gone from High to Low risk communities.

The reports are conflicting but I’d bet on Yes.

It seems that some Americans are relocating to be with people who share their social and cultural views.

A new way to think about the problem.

Even liberal states like California and Massachusetts are moving on.

The anti-vax-and-other-stuff protest is spreading to Europe.

A protest against vaccine mandates is growing with a little help from our adversaries.

Can the Misery Index be far behind?

Blue and red states alike are ending mask mandates and other restrictions.

The plural of anecdote is not data.

Out of a sense of fairness, I gave a listen.

Media reporting on CDC findings is, once again, unhelpful.

Yet another grim milestone.

A scandal within a scandal.

The downside to online archives of pre-print articles.

Being too cautious and careless are not equal sins.

Being willing to do anything to survive, but not that.

Did the President exceed his mandate? Does it matter?

The court wisely deferred to Congress in setting its own rules.

Are we really being blocked from getting back to normal? And if so, what is the real barrier?

The pandemic seems to have broken the social contract.

The singer and actor, born Marvin Lee Aday, is gone at 74.

Let’s not start celebrating just yet.

Glimmers of hope for those involved in government service delivery

A day late and a dollar short.

The Serbian superstar is sacrificing immortality to avoid vaccination.

Is the administration governing like it’s 2009?