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The AP ran a story in late February in which it was clear the president was reluctant to act in response to the new coronavirus outbreak because he did not want to upset Chinese President Xi Jinping. The Post ran a story last night in which it was clear the US intelligence community warned Donald…

To trust or not to trust Trump

The Connecticut Labor Department saw unemployment benefit claims jump 900 percent over four days, from a norm of 3,000 or so filings in a typical week ending Friday to nearly 30,000 on Tuesday. I asked yesterday what the economic indicators were to justify the president’s $1 trillion stimulus package. Well, there they are. But I can’t bring myself to…

I do journalism, not math

Hi. I erred. Jobless claims jumped 900 percent, not 100 percent, in Connecticut. Thanks to the smarties who corrected today’s edition of the Editorial Board. While I have you, please consider becoming a paying subscriber!

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