HotAir Daily Express 03/17/2020

What is the military's role during the pandemic? ADVERTISEMENT [Now hiring: Grocers respond to increased demands]( Karen Townsend [What is the military's role during the pandemic?]( Jazz Shaw [GOAT to Pats, fans: Toodles, and thanks for the memories]( Ed Morrissey [Texas appellate court halts execution -- over coronavirus spread fears]( Ed Morrissey ADVERTISEMENT [Ohio's primary "in chaos" and basically postponed]( Jazz Shaw [UK: On second thought, our coronavirus strategy could kill 250,000 people]( Allahpundit [Did U.S. offer big bucks to German company for COVID-19 vaccine research?]( Karen Townsend [Socialists: This coronavirus pandemic proves socialism is the only path forward]( John Sexton [Soon we'll all be delivery workers for Amazon]( Allahpundit [Trump: You'd better believe I'm considering a pardon for Flynn]( Ed Morrissey [Fox News now aggressively pushing social distancing to fight coronavirus]( Allahpundit [Movie theaters are closing because of coronavirus, some worry they may never reopen]( John Sexton [No, Dems. Medicare for All wouldn't have made us any more ready for the epidemic]( Jazz Shaw [Christie to Trump: "Now is not a time for subtlety" on coronavirus]( Ed Morrissey [Trump calls for limiting gatherings to 10 people, says epidemic could last until July or August]( Allahpundit [Bay Area counties announce 'shelter in place' rules starting at midnight and lasting for 3 weeks (Update)]( John Sexton [Coronavirus is the new excuse for universal basic income]( Jazz Shaw [Trudeau: Sorry, world, but Canada is closed -- to everyone but the US]( Ed Morrissey [Headwinds: McConnell nudging Republican judges to retire soon if they're so inclined, fearing Senate wipeout this fall]( Allahpundit [What is happening with the coronavirus in Russia?]( John Sexton [New York City is finally closing its schools. Now what?]( Jazz Shaw [Today's coronavirus whodunit: Who hacked HHS -- and why?]( Ed Morrissey [While New Yorkers are being told to stay home, de Blasio takes one more trip to a public gym]( Allahpundit [Andrew Gillum calls hotel overdose 'a wake-up call,' says he will enter rehab]( John Sexton [Biden: No deportations of illegal aliens in most cases]( Jazz Shaw [Fauci: If your social distancing measures look like an overreaction then you're probably doing the right thing]( Allahpundit [CDC: How about we limit gatherings to 50 for the next eight weeks or so?]( Ed Morrissey [By the way, Joe Biden won the Washington primary]( Jazz Shaw LATEST HEADLINES Ruchir Sharma [This is how the coronavirus will destroy the economy]( NY Post [De Blasio defends gym visit despite coronavirus: "I live in the regular world"]( Politico [Before Trump’s inauguration, a wargame: "The worst influenza pandemic since 1918"]( NYT [Coronavirus is hiding in plain sight]( WaPo [DOJ abandons prosecution of Russian firm indicted in Mueller probe]( Tim Morrison [No, the WH didn’t "dissolve" its pandemic response office. I was there.]( CNN [Health-care workers getting sicker from coronavirus than other patients, expert says]( WaPo [Trump administration seeks roughly $850 billion in emergency stimulus]( The Hill [Biden allies see Warren as potential running mate]( Forbes [Ventilator maker: We can ramp up production five-fold -- if the feds ask]( BuzzFeed [Top NYC hospital faces mask shortages as virus cases show up in staff and patients]( CNN [Health officials: Feds don't have enough stockpiled medical equipment]( NYT [White House takes new line after dire report on death toll]( WaPo [U.S. testing stalled for six weeks. A small German lab made 1.4 million tests in that time.]( Kevin Williamson [Fiscal sobriety before now would have served us well]( Neil Paine [Coronavirus’s economic effect on sports could be staggering]( Susan Wright [How much is coronavirus infecting world leaders?]( Jeffrey Kluger [Why Americans are hoarding toilet paper]( Alex Campbell [If you go out now, you might feel guilty later. I do.]( Rosalind Adams [Hong Kong has largely survived coronavirus. Can New York, and the U.S., do it too?]( ADVERTISEMENT __________________________SUBSCRIPTION INFO__________________________ WERE YOU FORWARDED THIS EDITION OF THE HOT AIR DAILY? You can get your own free subscription to the #1 blog delivered to your email inbox early each morning by visiting: This newsletter is never sent unsolicited. It was sent to you because you signed up to receive this newsletter on Hot Air OR a friend forwarded it to you. We respect and value your time and privacy. 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