Outside the Beltway

Some people say there’s a reporter to blame.

Anger over COVID lockdowns has activated myriad frustrations.

The leading public health agency no longer recommends doing things people had already stopped doing.

When procedures lead to more rejected ballots and fewer voters, what else is there to call it?

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 flurry of news around the new variant is dizzying.

Yet another COVID-19 strain has emerged.

It appears to be only a matter of time before the SECDEF orders active-duty troops to get the shots.

Conservatives have lost it one generation at a time.

Vaccination is voluntary but refusal is not without consequence.

An unfunded mandate remains in place.

Great news—with a rather huge caveat.

The CDC is green-lighting much, much more activity for the fully-vaccinated (with some caveats).

There are legitimate ethical and liberty questions but they’re outweighed by the benefits.

The virus is real and infections and exposures have consequences.

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

Because of course they are.

The inevitable has happened.

A completely unsurprising finding.

The rules are different if you’re famous.

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

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

A legendary comic is gone.

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

“Will some people be affected badly? Yes.”

The President is issuing dangerous statements.

The pandemic is massively more livable given modern technology.

Rand Paul still doesn’t get it.

A public health crisis turns into a public relations crisis.

The update you were probably expecting.

Exactly the opposite of what we need in a crisis.

Everything is easier with money.

The Constitution in times of extreme crisis.

Gina Raimondo has apparently lost her copy of the Constituiton.

The COVID-19 infected Kentucky Senator defends his recent actions.

Two members of the House have tested positive.

You can’t make this stuff up.

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

A prudent, if overdue, warning.

The administration’s handling underscores its poor governance skills (and the degree to which it doesn’t matter to supporters).

Donald Trump is once again trying to deflect reality.

Several trends are pointing in a new direction.

The tree that President Trump and French President Macron planted last year has died.

Measles cases are on the rise in Europe due to the fact that, despite all the evidence to the contrary, people still believe the lies of the anti-vaccination movement.

The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has reached a major urban center.

Ebola is making a reappearance in Central Africa.. Will the world be better prepared this time?

An oak sapling brought to the United States by French President Macron went missing over the weekend. The reason for its disappearance has been answered.

The Trump White House loses ts first major staffer, and more are likely to come.