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March 20, 2020

Forget the debt: Why Trump and pols want a trillion-dollar bailout

We are about to embark on a trillion-dollar effort to bolster an economy being ravaged by the coronavirus.

March 19, 2020

Biden’s victories swallowed by virus, like much of American life

You had to keep scrolling down the home pages, whether it was the New York Times, Washington Post or some other outlet, to find out that Joe Biden had won three major primaries.

March 18, 2020

Trump ramps up after dire report, media also getting low marks

We are finally--thankfully--in the midst of a full-scale national mobilization to minimize the impact of this dreaded virus.

March 17, 2020

The virus era: Hits and misses by Trump, Biden and Sanders

We are all being tested, our political leaders most of all.

March 13, 2020

New normal: Tom Hanks, NBA freeze, stock slide and confusion

In a sign of these volatile times, President Trump’s Oval Office speech wasn’t even the most noteworthy thing that happened that hour.

March 12, 2020

Biden riding high as the media pronounce him unstoppable

Do I see much daylight for a possible Bernie comeback? As hard as I might squint, it’s very difficult.

March 11, 2020

Journalists fear contracting virus as coverage increasingly criticized

It was inevitable that the media, which have been covering the coronavirus round the clock, would soon be affected by the virus as well.

March 10, 2020

Media launch veepstakes chatter: Biden needs a woman, but which one?

I found myself thinking over the weekend that with Joe Biden now favored to win the nomination, it won’t be long before the press starts the quadrennial veepstakes ritual.

March 6, 2020

Gender questions swirl as Warren leaves race to two old men

Now that Elizabeth Warren has bowed to the inevitable, the Biden-Bernie matchup is either a battle for the soul of the Democratic Party…or the typical dust-settling of a conventional race.

March 5, 2020

Bloomberg investment bombs as press belatedly boosts Biden

Mike Bloomberg didn’t need one of his fancy Wall Street terminals to interpret the data that he got shellacked on Super Tuesday.