Jim Geraghty

Jim Geraghty is the senior political correspondent of National Review.

Jim Geraghty is a conservative blogger and regular contributor to National Review. He is the author of National Review’s Campaign Spot blog and “Morning Jolt” newsletter.

Geraghty has written two books: Voting to Kill: How 9/11 Launched the Era of Republican Leadership and The Weed Agency: A Comic Tale of Federal Bureaucracy Without Limits.

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World

New Study: The Human Version of SARS-CoV-2 Is Closer to the One in Bats than the One in Pangolins

By Jim Geraghty 3:31 PM

I do not understand why so many insist that an accident at either Wuhan Institute of Virology or Wuhan Center for Disease Control is so unthinkable.

Science & Tech

How Worried Should We Be about Reinfection or Reactivation of the Virus?

By Jim Geraghty 11:24 AM

South Korea has 74 patients who retested positive after appearing to beat the virus, indicate that building up “herd immunity” might be a difficult process.

World

Don’t Trust the Chinese Government’s COVID-19 Timeline

By Jim Geraghty 9:35 AM

Something doesn't add up.

Politics & Policy

Are We Still So Comfortable with Septuagenarian Leaders?

By Jim Geraghty April 8, 2020

The person who takes the oath of office in January is probably going to be a man who turns 74 in June (President Trump) or a man who turns 78 ...

Health Care

Did We See This Coming?

By Jim Geraghty April 8, 2020

A look into the first reported cases of coronavirus.

Economy & Business

Can Corporations Doing Business in China Speak Freely? Can Their News Divisions?

By Jim Geraghty April 7, 2020

Comcast has enormous incentives to stay on the good side of the government in Beijing.

Economy & Business

Charting the Path Back to Semi-Normalcy

By Jim Geraghty April 7, 2020

One question we should be asking is what jobs would be safe to do with people standing six feet apart, wearing masks, and washing their hands frequently.