|Posted: Apr 15, 2020 12:01 AMThe opinions expressed by columnists are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of Townhall.com.TrendingProfessor Yitzhak Ben Israel of Tel Aviv University, who also serves on the research and development advisory board for Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, the rates of new coronavirus infections of the U.S., U.K., Sweden, Italy, Israel, Switzerland, France, Germany, and Spain. The numbers told a shocking story: irrespective of whether the country quarantined like , or went about business as usual like , coronavirus peaked and subsided in the exact...…|Posted: Apr 15, 2020 12:01 AMThe opinions expressed by columnists are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of Townhall.com.TrendingProfessor Yitzhak Ben Israel of Tel Aviv University, who also serves on the research and development advisory board for Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, the rates of new coronavirus infections of the U.S., U.K., Sweden, Italy, Israel, Switzerland, France, Germany, and Spain. The numbers told a shocking story: irrespective of whether the country quarantined like , or went about business as usual like , coronavirus peaked and subsided in the exact...WW…

| |Posted: Apr 15, 2020 10:55 PMChina lied about the Wuhan coronavirus. They knew about this deadly virus six days before they alerted the rest of the world. Taiwan alerting the World Health Organization about the virus, but were dismissed simply because of their volatile relationship with China. And, on top of it all, both China and the WHO lied about the fact that this virus transmitted from human-to-human. Despite what we know, American businesses are going so far as investing millions of dollars in China and moving forward with already constructed plans.Over the next five years, Walmart...…| |Posted: Apr 15, 2020 10:55 PMChina lied about the Wuhan coronavirus. They knew about this deadly virus six days before they alerted the rest of the world. Taiwan alerting the World Health Organization about the virus, but were dismissed simply because of their volatile relationship with China. And, on top of it all, both China and the WHO lied about the fact that this virus transmitted from human-to-human. Despite what we know, American businesses are going so far as investing millions of dollars in China and moving forward with already constructed plans.Over the next five years, Walmart...WW…

| |Posted: Mar 10, 2020 7:30 AMWhile there are plenty of critics of President Trump’s handling of the Wuhan virus, one person who is not complaining is progressive California Gov. Gavin Newsom—and that should be telling.Speaking to reporters about the administration's cruise ship response, Newsom said Trump delivered on all of his promises to him during a private phone call to help California, which is in a state of emergency over the virus."We had a private conversation, but he said, 'We're gonna do the right thing' and 'You have my support, all of our support, logistically and...…| |Posted: Mar 10, 2020 7:30 AMWhile there are plenty of critics of President Trump’s handling of the Wuhan virus, one person who is not complaining is progressive California Gov. Gavin Newsom—and that should be telling.Speaking to reporters about the administration's cruise ship response, Newsom said Trump delivered on all of his promises to him during a private phone call to help California, which is in a state of emergency over the virus."We had a private conversation, but he said, 'We're gonna do the right thing' and 'You have my support, all of our support, logistically and...WW…

| |Posted: Apr 17, 2020 9:55 AMFox News' Tucker Carlson sounded off on Democratic Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer Thursday night and accused her of engaging in a "weird arbitrary fascism.""When the coronavirus hit Michigan in force last month, Whitmer had no clue what to do. So, she responded with a mixture of comical ineptitude and a weird kind of arbitrary fascism," Carlson said. "She banned the sale of carpets and paint and potted plants. She told people they couldn't fish or go to church or drive alone to their own homes. But at the same time, Whitmer kept liquor stores, weed shops,...…| |Posted: Apr 17, 2020 9:55 AMFox News' Tucker Carlson sounded off on Democratic Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer Thursday night and accused her of engaging in a "weird arbitrary fascism.""When the coronavirus hit Michigan in force last month, Whitmer had no clue what to do. So, she responded with a mixture of comical ineptitude and a weird kind of arbitrary fascism," Carlson said. "She banned the sale of carpets and paint and potted plants. She told people they couldn't fish or go to church or drive alone to their own homes. But at the same time, Whitmer kept liquor stores, weed shops,...WW…

| |Posted: Apr 17, 2020 5:30 PMSen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) declared China guilty on three counts. The first is regarding new revelations that the coronavirus that has now killed almost 150,000 people globally may have accidentally escaped from a Chinese lab where they were studying bat coronaviruses. On that point, Cruz said, the Chinese government is "stonewalling and refusing to answer."The other two counts are just as damning. The Chinese Communist Party kept silent about the virus for weeks and silenced whistleblowers. Had they been transparent, Cruz reasoned that we could have gone in with...…| |Posted: Apr 17, 2020 5:30 PMSen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) declared China guilty on three counts. The first is regarding new revelations that the coronavirus that has now killed almost 150,000 people globally may have accidentally escaped from a Chinese lab where they were studying bat coronaviruses. On that point, Cruz said, the Chinese government is "stonewalling and refusing to answer."The other two counts are just as damning. The Chinese Communist Party kept silent about the virus for weeks and silenced whistleblowers. Had they been transparent, Cruz reasoned that we could have gone in with...WW…

| |Posted: Apr 16, 2020 1:05 PMLet's start with the timeline: Approximately three weeks ago, Senate Democrats repeatedly filibustered a bipartisan $2 trillion Coronavirus relief package -- by days before winning minor, face-saving concessions and supporting the legislation unanimously.  Part of the hold-up was House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's , and Democrats' insistence on packing the bill with unrelated and tangential goodies.  A member of Democratic leadership even said , framing the pandemic rescue effort as "a tremendous opportunity to restructure things to fit our vision."One week ago, it...…| |Posted: Apr 16, 2020 1:05 PMLet's start with the timeline: Approximately three weeks ago, Senate Democrats repeatedly filibustered a bipartisan $2 trillion Coronavirus relief package -- by days before winning minor, face-saving concessions and supporting the legislation unanimously.  Part of the hold-up was House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's , and Democrats' insistence on packing the bill with unrelated and tangential goodies.  A member of Democratic leadership even said , framing the pandemic rescue effort as "a tremendous opportunity to restructure things to fit our vision."One week ago, it...WW…

| |Posted: Apr 18, 2020 10:10 AMSouth Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) is one of the few governors that decided not to issue a stay-at-home order during the Wuhan coronavirus pandemic. Her decision was based on the fact that her state had very few cases and she did not want to trample on South Dakotans' civil liberties. Critics are now citing an outbreak at the Sioux Falls Smithfield Foods, which had 438 employees test positive for the virus, as a reason to issue a lockdown. Another 107 people who came into contact with the processing plant also tested positive. As of now, the state has 1,311...…| |Posted: Apr 18, 2020 10:10 AMSouth Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) is one of the few governors that decided not to issue a stay-at-home order during the Wuhan coronavirus pandemic. Her decision was based on the fact that her state had very few cases and she did not want to trample on South Dakotans' civil liberties. Critics are now citing an outbreak at the Sioux Falls Smithfield Foods, which had 438 employees test positive for the virus, as a reason to issue a lockdown. Another 107 people who came into contact with the processing plant also tested positive. As of now, the state has 1,311...WW…

| |Posted: Apr 17, 2020 9:20 PMRep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) joined the growing list of Democrats who are calling on President Trump to not blame the Chinese Communist Party and the World Health Organization for the United States' epidemic of COVID-19.Schiff tweeted on Friday that states across the country are doing everything they can to get the protective personal equipment and medical supplies, but "that’s no substitute for national leadership. Stop blaming China, the WHO, or the states. Start acting like a President."States are doing everything possible to acquire the materials, reagents, and...…| |Posted: Apr 17, 2020 9:20 PMRep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) joined the growing list of Democrats who are calling on President Trump to not blame the Chinese Communist Party and the World Health Organization for the United States' epidemic of COVID-19.Schiff tweeted on Friday that states across the country are doing everything they can to get the protective personal equipment and medical supplies, but "that’s no substitute for national leadership. Stop blaming China, the WHO, or the states. Start acting like a President."States are doing everything possible to acquire the materials, reagents, and...WW…

| |Posted: Apr 19, 2020 10:10 AMHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) on Sunday reiterated the blatantly false claim that President Donald Trump said the Wuhan coronavirus is a "hoax.""I'm afraid he's going to act on the set basis of what he's acted before. It's a hoax, it's magically going to disappear. And that's why I sent out the letter that I did after Easter," Pelosi said. "Easter gave me time for reflection and prayerfulness about okay, we don't want to keep harping on what he did wrong, because he's failed. He's failed in the testing, and the rest, and it's a hoax, it's going to...…| |Posted: Apr 19, 2020 10:10 AMHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) on Sunday reiterated the blatantly false claim that President Donald Trump said the Wuhan coronavirus is a "hoax.""I'm afraid he's going to act on the set basis of what he's acted before. It's a hoax, it's magically going to disappear. And that's why I sent out the letter that I did after Easter," Pelosi said. "Easter gave me time for reflection and prayerfulness about okay, we don't want to keep harping on what he did wrong, because he's failed. He's failed in the testing, and the rest, and it's a hoax, it's going to...WW…

|Posted: Apr 16, 2020 12:01 AMThe opinions expressed by columnists are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of Townhall.com.TrendingCNN host Chris Cuomo recently complained about his job. "I don't like what I do," he said. It seems that Cuomo, out in public, gets some negative feedback: "I don't want some jackass, loser, fat-tire biker being able to pull over and get in my face and in my space and talk bulls--t to me. I don't want to hear it." Cuomo complained that as "a celebrity" he cannot "tell you to go to hell, to shut your mouth." Poor Cuomo; the stress of his...…|Posted: Apr 16, 2020 12:01 AMThe opinions expressed by columnists are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of Townhall.com.TrendingCNN host Chris Cuomo recently complained about his job. "I don't like what I do," he said. It seems that Cuomo, out in public, gets some negative feedback: "I don't want some jackass, loser, fat-tire biker being able to pull over and get in my face and in my space and talk bulls--t to me. I don't want to hear it." Cuomo complained that as "a celebrity" he cannot "tell you to go to hell, to shut your mouth." Poor Cuomo; the stress of his...WW…