I wrote three posts yesterday about the insanity of going back to work soon but a Twitter pal, watching this clip, cut to the heart of it in one line: “Every cult eventually becomes a death cult.” Tx Lt Gov Dan Patrick says grandparents would be willing to die to save the economy for their

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has resisted doing a statewide lockdown so far. He keeps Texans updated on the spread of the coronavirus pandemic in the state daily and seems to be making decisions on a day by day basis. His main message is that the urban areas of the state are under pressure to keep

It’s obvious but bears stating anyway: The only reason Pelosi thinks she can get away with trying to get a Democratic policy wishlist passed at a moment of dire economic emergency is because she trusts that the media will run interference for her and her party. And she’s right. As I write this at 6

Can we all agree now that members of Congress should be allowed to vote remotely? If not, why? He expects to be back in the Senate after his quarantine period ends and will continue to work for the people of Kentucky at this difficult time. Ten days ago, our D.C. office began operating remotely, hence

It’s stunning because it’s true, and it hints that Democrats might have miscalculated how much political cover they have in this coronavirus crisis.  After three days of bipartisan negotiations, Senate Democrats suddenly decided to block the CARES Act on a procedural vote. The New York Times leaves no doubt as to which party made the

It’s not just private businesses and schools being impacted by the social distancing rules and lockdowns taking place all over the nation. Our criminal justice system is feeling the pinch also, as courts deal with mandatory staffing reductions and the need to avoid having large groups of people gathered together in front of a judge.

And yet that’s exactly what happened in Pennsylvania. For those not familiar with the Keystone State, there are no privately owned liquor stores. All wine and liquor is sold at state-operated packaged goods stores known as Fine Wine & Good Spirits stores, operated under the auspices of the state Liquor Control Board. Beginning Tuesday night,

This strikes me as a bad idea for the country though it will probably be popular with the resistance which long ago patented the phrase “not my president” and the idea of setting up a shadow government. Joe Biden is planning a regular shadow briefing on coronavirus to start as early as Monday to show

I learned a new word (or term) this week, courtesy of Amber Athey at the Spectator. Apparently, “tradwives” is a thing now and it’s short for “traditional wives.” These are defined as women who stay home to take care of their husbands, their children and their house. Ms. Athey (who is neither a mother nor

Friday’s press briefing with President Trump and his COVID-19 Taskforce was not only informative, but it was also downright entertaining. There was even a surprise guest, at least a surprise to the viewers. One moment that set the online universe on fire was when Peter Alexander of NBC made the mistake of accusing President Trump

Just how prevalent were these rumors? Paul Bedard wrote about them last night at the Washington Examiner, but he apparently heard about contingency plans for a national lockdown from his sources on Capitol Hill. Earlier today, Donald Trump replied “I don’t think so” when asked if a national lockdown was getting any consideration. “Essentially you’ve

To repeat a point I made last night: Does anyone outside the Senate GOP itself think $600 to poor people versus $1,200 to everyone else (up to $75,000 in income) is a good or fair idea? It’s terrible policy and terrible politics, especially while they’re weighing the precise number of billions to shower on airlines

This might come as a surprise to many who argue that closing the southern border is all but impossible. After reaching agreement with Canada to close the northern border to all but trade and the most essential travel, the US and Mexico may announce a similar agreement as early as today. Homeland Security Secretary Chad

Last December a group of Never Trump Republicans announced the formation of the Lincoln Project. The group has a single goal – to work for the defeat of President Trump in November. The names of the people behind this effort will likely be familiar to you if you keep up with Republican politics or are

What do you do if you have a climate activist group whose basic strategy is to create a public spectacle but suddenly a dangerous virus is keeping everyone home? The plan for some of these groups, including Extinction Rebellion, is to move the activism online. The coronavirus outbreak has prompted climate activists to abandon public

During last Sunday’s Democratic primary debate, former Vice President Joe Biden made a number of claims that were questionable, to say the least. But one of them that really stood out was his assertion that part of the cause of our current struggles with the coronavirus outbreak was the White House’s failure to accept testing

“New tool” is the wrong phrase, I guess. The tool isn’t new. It’s value as an early detection system in the spread of a heretofore unknown deadly pathogen is what’s new. This is my favorite story of the day. Ed wrote about using smart technology to track coronavirus this morning too, with the feds attempting

After the last few days of general media dumbassery over whether to link COVID-19 to its place of origin, I’m surprised it’s this high.  A new poll from Axios conducted by Ipsos shows that only half of the country trusts the news about the coronavirus pandemic coming from traditional media outlets. They trust the CDC far more,

I suppose we should have seen this one coming. With much of the nation on lockdown and travel to and from other countries being largely curtailed, far fewer people are flying. Also, trapping yourself in a closed cabin, tightly packed in with a hundred other people, any one of whom might be an asymptomatic carrier

My favorite part in reading up on this was finding some math-challenged lefties scolding Kamala Harris for the supposed stinginess of her own plan relative to Mitt’s. Romney the Republican wants to give everyone $1,000, as happened during the 2008 recession. Harris the Democrat only wants to give them $500! We cannot ignore the strain

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Continuing my quest for some non-virus related news this weekend (and there’s precious little of it out there, folks), I ran across a recent survey out of Great Britain that appears to reflect some of the shifting attitudes around the world when it comes to the subject of UFOs and the possibility of extraterrestrial life

China is lying its ass off about the coronavirus and the American left (which includes a lot of the media) doesn’t seem to understand why anyone cares. A number of newspapers including the Washington Post and the Guardian have already reported that China is trying to spin the origin of the virus or, at a

I hope he’s negative, firstly for his own sake and secondly because of the lesson that would be drawn by the public if he’s positive and turns out to be one of the septuagenarians lucky enough to shake the illness without medical intervention. “They told us this disease kills senior citizens,” people would say. “Trump