RationalWiki:What is going on in the blogosphere?/March 2020

March 2020
The horror films got it wrong. The pandemic has triggered community action on a vast scale, turning us into caring neighbors Bernie's time to shine is now, as "everything has changed overnight." The missing six weeks: how Trump failed the biggest test of his life “The US response will be studied for generations as a textbook example of a disastrous, failed effort...What’s happened in Washington has been a fiasco of incredible proportions.” No, China didn't buy the West time. Instead the Communist Party caused the pandemic with its authoritarian suppression of information and disciplining doctors in late December. The coronavirus recession has begun Wall Street and Trump don't care if you die as long as it doesn't affect their bottom line. Democrats need to stop worrying and give everyone free money Green jobs are the answer to the incoming recession How Mick West Went From Making Tony Hawk's Pro Skater to Debunking Conspiracy Theories The Slate: America is an arbitrarily cruel sham; The Atlantic: America is acting like a failed state; The Intelligencer: America is broken The Trump presidency is over. It has taken a good deal longer than it should have, but Americans have now seen the con man behind the curtain. The worst-case estimates for US Covid-19 deaths numbers ranging from 200,000 to 1.7 million Conservatives won their war on Big Government. Their prize is a pandemic. Trump's economy is a house of cards. Democrats need a plan to prevent collapse. BRIEFING: How viruses work The profile of leftist influencer Kyle Kulinski by the socialist magazine A comedian formerly known as has changed his name to the fashion house Hugo Boss, to criticise the brand's over-eagerness to put trademark claims against businesses with similar names. Amy Klobuchar looked great on paper but she was simple unable to translate a strong theoretical case into reality