BREAKING: A second case of coronavirus found through spread in California. a 65-year-old resident of Santa Clara County with no known history of travel to countries hit hard by outbreak, sources tell us. Me w @lennymbernstein https://t.co/Vj2zkOHk1G

—@bylenasun

2/28/2020

vision 2020

Biden Has Turned Back the Clock

By Ed Kilgore

After a political near-death experience followed by a lucky streak, Biden is again a viable candidate for the presidential nomination.

2/28/2020

coronavirus

Does Trump Know Senate Republicans Can’t Make the Coronavirus Go Away?

By Eric Levitz

The president seems to be operating on the delusion that he can lie his way out of a pandemic just like he did with impeachment.

2/28/2020

The “jerk” versus the “old” or “okay” — word association among the electorate

Photo: Washington Post

2/28/2020

As the 73-year old president faces potential 78- and 77-year-old Democratic candidates in the fall…

Trump’s gaggle on the White House lawn ends with a reporter shouting, “Have you finished your annual physical?” pic.twitter.com/ousm2gdmyA

—@nycjim

2/28/2020

the national interest

Trump Will Not Be the Churchill of the Coronavirus

By Jonathan Chait

As the world reaches for face masks, the president buries his head in the sand.

2/28/2020

the national interest

Mulvaney Praises Trump’s Tireless Work, Apparently Unaware We Can See Twitter

By Jonathan Chait

In other news, Trump met with Diamond and Silk yesterday in the middle of a global pandemic.

2/28/2020

feuds

Bill Doesn’t Like Mike: Mayor de Blasio’s War on Bloomberg

By David Freedlander

Hostilities have been rising between the current New York mayor and his predecessor amid Bloomberg’s presidential campaign.

2/28/2020

vision 2020

The Final Results of the Last Iowa Caucus Ever Are In

By Ed Kilgore

Buttigieg and Sanders had a split decision, but the uncertainty over one metric for victory extended Iowa’s agony. The system will never be the same.

2/28/2020

global politics

Across the World, Voters Are Losing Faith in Government

By Eric Levitz

The percentage of citizens who believe that “the state is run for the benefit of all” has plummeted in a wide array of countries since 2002.

2/28/2020

interesting times

Is Bernie the American Version of Jeremy Corbyn? Gulp.

By Andrew Sullivan

Democrats would be foolish not to look closely at the long arc of Corbyn’s electoral wipeout in the U.K. before nominating Sanders.

2/28/2020

international affairs

Why Was There a Wave of Violence in India While Trump Was Visiting?

By Jonah Shepp

In a sense it was a coincidence. And in a sense not.

2/28/2020

the national interest

Can Bernie Sanders Get Away With Hiding His Medical Records?

By Jonathan Chait

The Democratic front-runner promised to disclose a report. Then he broke his promise.

2/28/2020

vision 2020

The Democrats Slouch Toward a Contested Convention

By Ed Kilgore

If Super Tuesday leaves Democrats with multiple viable candidacies and delegate-snagging stragglers, no one may have a majority before Milwaukee.

2/28/2020

abortion

The Next Big Abortion Case Comes Down to John Roberts

By Irin Carmon

Clinics and their attorneys must appeal to Chief Justice Roberts, a devout Catholic who has never voted against an abortion restriction.

2/27/2020

coronavirus

Whistle-blower: U.S. Health Workers Treated Coronavirus Without Proper Training

By Matt Stieb

A Health and Human Services official states that health workers who handled quarantined patients did so without “proper training or protective gear.”

2/27/2020

vision 2020

Buttigieg’s Plan to Stay Alive in the Primaries

By Ed Kilgore

Buttigieg’s narrow base of support isn’t helping him as the primary map goes national.

2/27/2020

vision 2020

Most Democrats Think Obama Has Endorsed a Presidential Candidate. He Hasn’t.

By Ed Kilgore

Biden and Bloomberg have courted the appearance of a close affinity with the 44th president, and have succeeded to a considerable extent.

2/27/2020

reread

In 2002, Our Singles-Issue Cover Model Was the Future First Lady

By Christopher Bonanos

Melania and the firefighter.

2/27/2020

voter suppression

Brian Kemp Seemed to Really Enjoy Suppressing Votes, Congressional Report Finds

By Zak Cheney-Rice

“Good work, this story is so complex folks will not make it all the way through it.”

2/27/2020

coronavirus

Experts Simulated a Coronavirus Pandemic Last Year and It Killed 65 Million

By Adam K. Raymond

The mock virus, modeled by public-health experts, revealed major challenges to responding to a coronavirus pandemic.

2/27/2020

books

The Politics and Politicians of Millennials: A Q&A With Charlotte Alter

By Sarah Jones

Talking climate change, AOC, the youth vote, and the rise of social media as bully pulpit with the author of The Ones We’ve Been Waiting For.

2/27/2020

the national circus

Frank Rich: Is Trump Ready for Coronavirus?

By Frank Rich

The president is, for the first time, facing a crisis not of his own making. The early signs aren’t good.

2/27/2020

vision 2020

Why Bernie May Benefit From the Threat of a Contested Convention

By Eric Levitz

By vowing to deny Sanders the nomination if he wins a mere plurality of delegates, Democratic elites may accidentally deliver him a majority.

2/27/2020

the top line

Coronavirus Is Hitting Travel Companies Hard — But Nobody Knows How Hard, Yet

By Josh Barro

Declining travel is both a symptom and a cause of broader economic problems.

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