Of all the complaints about the Trump administration’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, griping about accurately noting its origin is easily the dumbest. The offensensitivity over the use of “Wuhan virus” or “Chinese virus” has skyrocketed lately, to the point where people are accused of racism for using a standard identification for epidemiological events. They
Month: March 2020
A man wears a mask to prevent exposure to the coronavirus while walking past the New York Stock Exchange in New York City, March 17, 2020. REUTERS/ (Lucas Jackson/Reuters) As mentioned in today’s Three Martini Lunch podcast, I’m trying to be patient with elected leaders who are trying to navigate their way through a complicated
Former vice president Joe Biden speaks during the Democratic presidential debate in Washington, D.C., March 15, 2020. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters) The coronavirus pandemic highlights the dangerous imbecility of Joe Biden’s immigration plan. As previously noted, when Savannah Guthrie asked the contenders for the Democratic nomination whether their respective health-care plans would cover illegal immigrants, Biden raised
Commuters wait to board a Northern Line tube at Clapham North underground station during rush hour in London, England, March 17, 2020. (Hannah McKay/Reuters) The contrast with other countries is baffling. It is absolutely baffling. Last Tuesday, with lockdowns spreading throughout the world as the extent of the threat posed by COVID-19 became clear, videos
Oh, That’s the Real World Are we all in this virtual quarantine bunker forever? No. Are we all in it for a while? Most definitely yes. We are now in Week Two of the New Reality and I think America is, for the most part, reacting well. I know that may seem a little off given what
The only bright spots for Bernie Sanders on Not So Super Tuesday (March 10th) were North Dakota and Washington state. Well, one of those lights just dimmed considerably. While the counting hasn’t finished entirely, Sanders’ lead in Washington has evaporated and Joe Biden has opened up enough of a lead for the Seattle Times to
Display at a gun store in Uniondale, N.Y., in 2013. (Shannon Stapleton/Reuters) His political attacks on the industry are why we have a law barring attempts to hold arms manufacturers legally responsible for shootings. As Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders continue to trade blows over who is more equipped to supposedly deliver a knockout punch
Former Special Counsel Robert Mueller testifies before a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., July 24, 2019. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters) The Justice Department on Monday abandoned plans to move forward with a criminal trial against two Russian firms indicted by former Special Counsel Robert Mueller for financing efforts to interfere in the
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy takes part in a summit in New York City, October 17, 2019. (Lucas Jackson/Reuters) Happy Saint Patrick’s Day . . . for once, it’s okay to be drinking alone. A confusing primary election day begins in three states, but not Ohio; some thoughts on just how we should manage the
As of this writing, 6,400 people all over the world have died from the coronavirus. In the United States, 68 people have died. Some perspective: Chinese deaths (3,217) account for half of the worldwide total. If you add Italy (1,441) and Iran (724), two countries where many Chinese were allowed in until recently, that totals
Say what you will about Trump’s approach to this crisis (which got noticeably better today), at least it wasn’t “Let people get sick.” Which was, it seems, the UK’s strategy until this afternoon. Sort of. Boris Johnson’s government believes that mass infection of the population is inevitable and, what’s more, could actually produce a much
(Joshua Roberts/Reuters) In a last-gasp effort to prevent the passage of a bipartisan FISA reauthorization bill, Representatives Warren Davidson (R., Ohio) and Zoe Lofgren (D., Calif.) sent a last-gasp letter to upper-chamber leaders Monday urging them to oppose a Monday procedural vote that would fast-track the House-passed legislation. “If cloture is invoked tonight, it will
DNC chair Tom Perez addresses attendees before the start of the second night of the second U.S. 2020 presidential Democratic candidates debate in Detroit, Mich., July 31, 2019. (Lucas Jackson/Reuters) DNC chairman Tom Perez sat down with Jonathan Swan of Axios yesterday for an extended discussion about the state of the Democratic Party. Swan conducted
A passenger boards his Delta Airlines flight at the airport in Salt Lake City, Utah, in 2018. (Mike Blake/Reuters) In defense of everyone’s least favorite measure of last resort With COVID-19 spreading through the U.S., businesses have faced mounting struggles as consumers stay home and cut back on spending. The airline industry has been the
He sounded a lot different than usual at today’s press conference. Let me stress: A lot different. Trump: “I really think the media’s been very fair” — Allan Smith (@akarl_smith) March 16, 2020 I wonder what’s changed to make him take on this newly somber no-BS tone about what we’re in for. By nature he’s
A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange shortly after the opening bell, March 16, 2020. (Lucas Jackson/Reuters) The U.S. stock market had its worst day Monday since fears over the COVID-19 outbreak began rattling investors. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped nearly 3,000 points, or 12.94 percent — its worst
Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks during the Democratic candidates debate in Washington, D.C., March 15, 2020. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters) Ending a presidential campaign means killing a dream. If the campaign was launched with reasonably high expectations, and especially if it met with some success, that dream was shared by the candidate, staff, and millions of supporters. For
U.S. women’s national soccer team player Megan Rapinoe holds the FIFA Women’s World Cup trophy as the team arrives at Newark International Airport in Newark, N.J., July 8, 2019. (Eduardo Munoz/Reuters) The U.S. women’s national soccer team sues, alleging pay discrimination that doesn’t exist. If you thought this week could not get any worse —
Earth Will Be Closed Until Further Notice It seems like just a few days ago that I was writing about the world’s coronavirus shutdown madness. Oh wait, it was. The weekend made Thursday and Friday look like calm, measured response days by comparison. We here at PJ Media are lucky, we are all still working
Radio show host Jason Rantz on the homeless crisis and the coronavirus pandemic. #FoxNews #Tucker FOX News operates the FOX News Channel (FNC), FOX Business Network (FBN), FOX News Radio, FOX News Headlines 24/7, FOXNews.com and the direct-to-consumer streaming service, FOX Nation. FOX News also produces FOX News Sunday on FOX Broadcasting Company and FOX
Most of the media coverage of the lengthy scandal involving corrupt, self-dealing activities at the University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS) focused on former Mayor Catherine Pugh, who is currently packing her things for a three year stretch in the crowbar motel. But right from the beginning, the Baltimore Sun uncovered more shady activity involving
A man in a surgical mask walks by an illuminated American flag in Manhattan, March 13, 2020. (Andrew Kelly/Reuters) Maybe we have to endure this bad time to fully appreciate the good times. We’ve been through difficult and scary times before, like 9/11 and the Great Recession, but we’ve never faced anything quite like this.
“If I’m elected president . . . I commit that I will, in fact, pick a woman to be vice president,” Biden said during the CNN-Univision presidential debate on Sunday. (Eric Thayer/Reuters) Former vice president Joe Biden announced during Sunday’s debate with Senator Bernie Sanders (I., Vt.) that he would only pick a woman as
Guatemalan migrants deported from the U.S. arrive at an immigration area at La Aurora International airport, Guatemala City, Guatemala, March 12, 2020. (Luis Echeverria/Reuters) Pressed on his immigration record as vice president, Joe Biden pledged Sunday that “no one will be deported at all” during his first 100 days in office, and that subsequent deportations
There’s a theory put forth by Farhad Manjoo in The New York Times that everyone becomes a socialist in a pandemic. It’s incorrect, but worth exploring further given the response by businesses regarding coronavirus and the overreaction by governments across the nation. The ‘evidence’ includes the litany of companies now offering sick leave to employees
Former vice president Joe Biden speaks during the Democratic presidential debate in Washington, D.C., March 15, 2020. (Kevin Lamarque / Reuters) Ladies and gentlemen, some thoughts on the debate, as the debate was unfolding. • In the 1980 presidential debate — there was just one that year — Reagan startled Carter by going over to
Italy experienced the most deaths in a 24-hour period of any country during the pandemic, including China: The coronavirus continued its assault on Italy, the hardest hit country outside of China, with officials on Sunday reporting the number of deaths rose to 1,809 — a 25 percent increase over the day before and the largest
Sky Masterson’s Law says: “The race is not always to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, but that’s the way to bet.” Occam’s razor says that given multiple hypotheses, the simplest one is preferable. Occam’s razor is like Sky Masterson’s law: it doesn’t say the simplest explanation is always better, it just says
The U.S. Senate is scheduled to vote tomorrow on whether to extend the USA Freedom Act. The House quickly approved an extension last week even as coronavirusmania started running wild all over the federal government. The extension repeals the NSA’s data collection program, something the agency claims already ended. Independent advisers can also review requests
Descending to the subway in Beijing, China, March 10, 2020 (Thomas Peter/Reuters) This morning arrives: “Hey, I’m Friday the 13th, I’m scary, because bad things happen when I arrive.” Monday through Thursday respond, “You’ve got a heck of a bar to clear, kid.” The Morning’s Good News Regarding the Coronavirus Testing is going to get
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