So, are the Democratic Party and the broader Left really “the party of science”? During the pandemic, they have wielded the claim like a club to bludgeon those who demur at the idea that governments need only defer to epidemiologists and healthcare professionals to get policy right. Counterclaims for economic vitality and the exercise of human nature should not, they imply, weigh heavily on political scales.
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Social Distancing Is Not a Waste of Liberty or “Living in Fear”
Conservative commentators should refrain from shaming those who, on taking stock of their own circumstances, have decided to remain at home to reduce their risk of coming down with, or spreading, the coronavirus. Be particularly wary of any pundits using our fallen heroes’ sacrifices as political fodder…and advocating mass-shaming groupthink to encourage people to engage in behaviors that could have serious and even deadly consequences.
Trump’s Slanderous Attack on Joe Scarborough
Whatever his issues with Scarborough, President Trump’s crazed Twitter rant on this subject was vile and unworthy of his office. Some will undoubtedly shrug it off as Trump being Trump, but one could hardly be blamed for reading it and doubting his fitness to lead. To say Trump owes Scarborough an apology is to put it mildly.
Trump Has Lost Favor by Not Being Authoritarian Enough
Some surveys show Trump’s approval rating holding steady, some show a small drop, one or two even suggest an uptick — but none indicates a collapse. What is going on? The answer may be that epidemics make people more introverted, less tolerant of dissent, more suspicious of strangers, more patriotic, more authoritarian — in a word, Trumpier.
It’s Time for the Media to Apologize to Florida Governor DeSantis
When he began to reopen his state slowly, his decision was again met with criticism from those who warned that the governor was moving too quickly. But, again, the anticipated disaster has yet to materialize. As of right now, Florida’s reopening has proceeded without a major rise in cases.
Dems Are Using the Pandemic to Alter Elections
In current litigation, Democrats in Nevada are seeking to expand ballot harvesting and the elimination of signature requirements that verify completed ballots. Their push to alter the voting process will make our elections less safe and will undoubtedly not stop at the primary.
Trump Is Right to Hold WHO Accountable
It is outrageous to expect taxpayers to continue supporting an international body which acts as a lapdog for Beijing.
Good News: Covid-19’s Grip Is Fading
The number of new cases is falling, even as testing has increased. The number of new cases per day in the U.S. has dropped to the 20,000 range, from a peak of 36,000 in April. Daily positive tests as a percentage of total daily tests are dropping, falling from more than 20% in April to a 6%-7% range last week.
Keeping Schools Closed in the Fall Is Not a Viable Option
The truth is that of the millions of cases of COVID-19 out there in the United States, the CDC has recorded just 12 deaths among those aged 14 or younger. Moreover, multiple studies have found that children play little to no role in transmitting the disease.
How Travel Bans Failed to Stop the Spread of Covid-19
The president has touted travel “bans,” first on China and then other countries, as being early and effective measures to stop the pandemic, but he was wrong…He repeatedly cited them as protecting Americans, but the evidence shows he should have focused far more on domestic measures.
Time to Explode the Andrew Cuomo Myth
Cuomo has a degree of telegenic New York charm, but are we supposed to ignore that his state has made Italy look like a coronavirus success story? Why is the Left, its pundits, politicians, and newspapers, lionizing a failure? No other governor can claim to have done so badly.
Michael Flynn’s Vindication Does Not Absolve His Bad Judgment
Just because the FBI’s case against Flynn was tainted from the beginning, if not fraudulent, does not absolve Flynn of tremendous lapses of judgment. Flynn’s vindication in court should not erase a track record of destructive positions in the face of U.S. adversaries.
Justice Department Does Right by Michael Flynn in Halting the Comey Team’s Agenda
DOJ’s surprise filing with the court acknowledged the ignoble purpose behind the Flynn investigation.
The U.S. Will Still Come Out of the Pandemic as a World Leader
The post-coronavirus world is likely to be very similar to its prequel. If Washington learns the right lessons from this pandemic to reinvest in its domestic capacity, the U.S. will come out of this crisis stronger and more prepared than it was before.
Anti-Trump “Mourning in America” Flops Because Its Only Intended Audience Is Trump
President Trump went off on a Twitter tirade after an advertisement from the anti-Trump Lincoln Project aired during Tucker Carlson Tonight…Trump’s fulmination wasn’t just unbecoming of the Oval Office, but also dumb because, in all honesty, the Lincoln Project ad simply wasn’t good.
Confirm Rep. John Ratcliffe, the Antidote to the Poison of Obama and James Clapper
As a victim of the politicization that occurred at the highest levels of the intelligence apparatus under former President Barack Obama and his henchman, James Clapper, Trump is bringing in a person who can clean out the riffraff.
Coronavirus Is Proving Some in the U.S. Prefer Soviet-Style Governance
We have entered a time when a Texas official is happy to call on her fellow citizens to indict those who may be doing nothing wrong. Quite extraordinary. What we’re seeing here is an admittedly less serious but still similar version of Soviet and Nazi-style snitch fetishism.
Biden Is Preventing a Thorough Vetting of Tara Reade’s Claims
Reade’s allegation against Biden is not going away. It deserves to be investigated and reported, but right now the only person preventing that from happening is Joe Biden. It’s time to unseal the Delaware documents, or at the very least, allow an independent investigation into their contents to move forward.
Time for Reopening
Unlike the great influenza epidemic of 1918-19, which targeted young adults, COVID-19 has killed primarily the elderly, most with aggravating medical conditions. For children, it’s been no more deadly than a seasonal flu. This points toward reopening schools and colleges and universities.
The Media Owe Brett Kavanaugh an Apology
By any objective standard, the accusation from former Senate staffer Tara Reade that Biden sexually assaulted her is stronger than Ford’s accusation against Kavanaugh. This does not mean Biden is guilty and should be disqualified. But it does highlight the grave injustice done to Kavanaugh.
Age and Sex Could Undercut Joe Biden and Give These Long Shots a Chance
If you are, for example, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf, former New Orleans Mayor and former Louisiana Lt. Gov. Mitch Landrieu, or Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo, you’ve impressed most factions within the Democratic Party in one way or another while making few enemies. You could be a galvanizing breath of fresh air…
The Daily Coronavirus White House Press Briefings Haven’t Been Useful for Weeks
If there’s one good thing to come out of President Trump’s dumb musings about using disinfectant injections as a treatment for the coronavirus, it will be that it brought the daily press briefings to a full stop.
Chris Cuomo’s Wife’s Crackpot Coronavirus Treatments Could Put People in Danger
Cristina Cuomo has been documenting her family’s experience with the coronavirus. Some elements of “The Cuomos’ Corona Protocol” include commonsense nutrition, such as an abundance of ginger, olive oil, vitamins B and C, spinach, and cayenne. The rest of it, however, is pseudoscience at best and medical malpractice at worst.
Media Lionize Governors Whose States Have Rampant Coronavirus Outbreaks
They are the governors most celebrated by the media for their handling of the coronavirus. They are Democrats. They are frequent critics of President Trump. And they govern states with some of the worst numbers associated with the outbreak.