FRONTIERS IN BLAME-SHIFTING: New Orleans would have canceled Mardi Gras if feds had taken coronavirus more seriously, Mayor says.

A lot of blue cities and blue states failed the test here, and they’re all going to be singing this tune. It wasn’t the feds that told New Orleans to have Mardi Gras when other events were closing down, and it wasn’t the feds who told NYC to encourage people to go to Lunar New Year parades and ride the subway.

Related: New York Health Commissioner Tells People Not To Follow White House Coronavirus Guidance.