Opinions P.M.: The Fed doubles down, if only to buy us some time

Health-care workers issue a desperate challenge: #GetMePPE!; The virus shows the danger of a president who cares only about the stock market; Trump cares more about the stock market than humans; Dr. Fauci has a pretty big crisis to deal with; Why we can't trust Trump on the big bailout 'slush fund'; The U.S. faces two disastrous scenarios. There's a third option. ; As he bungles this crisis, Trump turns to a familiar scapegoat: Immigration; Want to know why Trump shouldn't be allowed on live TV? Listen to Anthony Fauci.; Practice social distancing. Read 'Wolf Hall' with Alyssa Rosenberg and Eugene Robinson.; The GOP just smuggled another awful provision into the stimulus; If the left wants to win, throw away the Bernie Sanders playbook; Can the coronavirus obliterate some Republican myths?; Wanna spend $2 trillion? Here's the agonizing choice you face.; Far more people in the U.S. have the coronavirus than you think; Save time: Assume Trump is inept and lying ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Sign up for this newsletter Read online Your afternoon dose of Post commentary and guest opinions.     (Angela Weiss/Getty Images) The Fed doubles down, if only to buy us some time A dramatic move by the central bank By Megan McArdle ●  Read more »   Health-care workers issue a desperate challenge: #GetMePPE! We're like firefighters — taking on the blaze in our street clothes. By Dorothy Novick ●  Read more »   The virus shows the danger of a president who cares only about the stock market President Trump made the stock market his scorecard. Bad idea, but also revealing of a disdain for governance that has proved extremely costly. By Jared Bernstein ●  Read more »   Trump cares more about the stock market than humans A horrifying window into Trump's mind. By Jennifer Rubin ●  Read more »   Dr. Fauci has a pretty big crisis to deal with Keep your distance. By Tom Toles ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Why we can't trust Trump on the big bailout 'slush fund' That's just one of the problems with the "slush fund" the administration is demanding. By Paul Waldman ●  Read more »   The U.S. faces two disastrous scenarios. There's a third option. Testing hundreds of millions would be challenging and expensive, but it could help enormously. By Tim Searchinger, Anthony LaMantia and Gordon Douglas ●  Read more »   As he bungles this crisis, Trump turns to a familiar scapegoat: Immigration The latest language linking the virus to immigrants is exactly what the anti-immigration lobby has been pushing for years. By Julio Ricardo Varela ●  Read more »   Want to know why Trump shouldn't be allowed on live TV? Listen to Anthony Fauci. It's hard to imagine a more pointed argument for removing the briefings from their live-TV footing on the major cable-news networks. By Erik Wemple ●  Read more »   Practice social distancing. Read 'Wolf Hall' with Alyssa Rosenberg and Eugene Robinson. While we're all staying in, let's read the first book in Hilary Mantel's Thomas Cromwell trilogy together. By Alyssa Rosenberg and Eugene Robinson ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   The GOP just smuggled another awful provision into the stimulus The corporate "slush fund" is one problem. Here's another. By Greg Sargent ●  Read more »   If the left wants to win, throw away the Bernie Sanders playbook To win, you have to win over voters. By Jennifer Rubin ●  Read more »   Can the coronavirus obliterate some Republican myths? When they are at risk, their behavior may change. By Jennifer Rubin ●  Read more »   Wanna spend $2 trillion? Here's the agonizing choice you face. Money needs to get spent fast. Money needs to get spent well. To some extent, those objectives are in tension. By Catherine Rampell ●  Read more »   Far more people in the U.S. have the coronavirus than you think We aren't testing enough to control the outbreak. The real count could be 10 times higher. By Marc Lipsitch ●  Read more »   Save time: Assume Trump is inept and lying When he says he has done something, don't believe it. By Jennifer Rubin ●  Read more »     We think you'll like this newsletter Check out Today's WorldView for analysis on the most important global story of the day, top reads, interesting ideas and opinions to know, in your inbox weekdays. Sign up »

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