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The number of cases of persons infected by the corornavirus in the US continues to increase and has passed 200,000. At the moment, the number of  deaths from covid-19, the disease caused by the virus, is over 4,700. At Tuesday’s briefing, the President… more »

Following the Money From this morning’s Washington Post: “President Trump, under growing pressure to rescue an economy in free fall, said Monday that he may soon loosen federal guidelines for social distancing and encourage shuttered businesses to… more »

These Ain’t the End of Days I Was Promised With the various economic indicators sinking like the Titanic and the number of covid-19 cases shooting upwards like a SpaceX rocket, the Senate failed to pass an emergency bill Sunday night to provide aid to… more »

  Imagine you were a member of the White House Press Corps, or a reporter covering Congress or a Presidential campaign, for one day. What questions would you ask? Here are some to which I would love to elicit an answer: Mr. President, in light of your… more »

Scene: Private office, Bloomberg Campaign Headquarters, NYC. Michael Bloomberg is seated at his desk. Across from him is  ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀, a reporter from ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀, whom Bloomberg has known since the 1980’s.  ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ ▀: Off the record, Mike, why do you want… more »

  Disclaimer: I am a registered independent and not a member of any political party. This being a Presidential election year, and despite having no serious interest in the nuts and bolts of electoral politics, I feel impelled to share some observations… more »