The Madness of King George: After initially dismissing the coronavirus and saying it will simply disappear, President Trump told Fox News host Chris Wallace that if you wait long enough, he’ll be right.    Trump said “I’ll be right eventually. I will be right …

Special Ops: Reports out of  Portland, Oregon, say that men in camouflage uniforms who refuse to identify themselves have been detaining protesters.   A man named Mark Pettibone, 29, has told reporters he was grabbed about 2 am Wednesday while walking alone after a …

And …… we’re back. Viral News: More than 77,000 Americans were diagnosed with the coronavirus yesterday, another one-day record as the disease tightens its squeeze on the country. So far, 138,360 Americans are dead and a CDC estimate says we could …

Pandemic Politics: As coronavirus infections continue to surge, President Trump yesterday threatened to withhold federal money from school districts that choose not to re-open this fall and he appears to be pressuring the Centers for Disease Control to ease its guidelines. …

Uncle Dearest: Copies of Mary Trump’s book about her uncle, the President, have been released to the press and the quick takeout is that Donald was messed up for life by his domineering father. We pretty much knew that.   Mary Trump, …

The Time of Cholera: As the coronavirus spreads, Miami-Dade County is closing restaurants and gyms, Harvard says most of its undergraduates will have to study remotely, and Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced that she has tested positive for the virus but …

Airborne: With the coronavirus infecting more people in bars, restaurants, offices, markets and other indoors spaces, many scientists have come to the conclusion that the coronavirus floats and lingers in indoor air.    A collection of 239 scientists is now in a debate …

Verbal Fireworks: It’s a subdued 4th of July under pandemic and cancelled fireworks. The NY Timesreports that up to 80 percent of the fireworks displays in cities and towns have been called off because of the pandemic.   Not so for President Trump, who travelled …

The Ups and Downs: Facing an increasing crisis with the coronavirus, the governor of Texas yesterday ordered nearly everyone in the state to wear masks while nearly five million jobs were added to the national economy in June, demonstrating that the …

Pandemic: With new coronavirus infections at their highest rate yet, states and cities that were pushing to re-open are backing off.   More than 50,000 new cases were announced yesterday in the US, a one-day record. The 14-day rate of infection is …