Outside the Beltway

The anti-vax threat from the incoming administration.

It’s going to be a long four years.

Elon is on record warning Trump supporters to be prepared for “temporary hardship”

The roots of MAGA run deep, through places like my old home.

New CDC guidelines acknowledge the political realities.

It may actually matter.

Does a successful, moderate governor stand any chance in today’s GOP?

Long after most people returned to normal, public health agencies have given in.

We’re falling further behind for many reasons.

More than a quarter of Americans know something that isn’t true.

Republicans are dying at a much higher rate than Democrats.

A 34-year CIA officer’s thoughts.

How long rather than how many?

Republicans have died at a far higher rate than Democrats.

The Pentagon’s Inspector General is “concerned” over the pace of rejections.

The President is getting hammered from all sides for stating the obvious.

Pfizer and Moderna will soon roll out protection against newer strains.

Most Americans are choosing to live a normal life in abnormal times.

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

A disease spreading mostly among gay men is now infecting small children.

The nature of American political reporting distorts our perception of reality.

With the government throwing its hands up, it’s now up to the citizenry.

Another grim—and substantially avoidable—milestone.

Has the Internet made us more selfish?

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

A wackadoodle colonel is on his way out.

There are too many variables to make generalized calculations.

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.

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

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

The rollout could have been smoother.

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

The Commonwealth’s undemocratic political system is, shockingly, unrepresentative of the will of its people.

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

A new way to think about the problem.

Even liberal states like California and Massachusetts are moving on.

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

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

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

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

Yet another grim milestone.

Being too cautious and careless are not equal sins.

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

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

A pretty good President has numbers comparable to his historically bad predecessor.

Let’s not start celebrating just yet.