Outside the Beltway

Up is down. Down is up.

Trump appears to have been shamed into doing part of his job.

A partial response in the context of a complex topic.

The Russians are at it again, with the cooperation of the Trump administration and its enablers.

The National Security Advisor to Presidents Ford and GHW Bush has died.

Will we ever be satisfied?

Black football players at Iowa complain they were treated differently—and also the same.

A hundred days out, a wave election is the best bet.

Cops aren’t soldiers or spies but fellow citizens.

An interesting if frustrating new survey from Cato.

The lousy hybrid option has been scrapped in favor of a worthless virtual one.

The hopes of football in the fall are fading fast.

A marked rise in shooting deaths is going largely unnoticed.

The writing is on the wall for simple-majority voting in the Senate.

The President didn’t want to hear about bad behavior from Moscow, so he wasn’t told.

Joementum.

Something significant was going to happen to Tulsa. Who could have predicted a genre shift?

The Commonwealth is the first state in the nation to issue regulations.

We’re unlikely to know who wins the November elections right away.

The Senator from Minnesota is no longer a candidate for Vice President.

Balancing social justice and criminal justice in a politically charged environment.

This is more about structural conditions than it is about the GOP.

Trump fires another Inspector General.

Ego trumps all?

Exactly the opposite of what we need in a crisis.

Despite our poor showing against COVID-19, we have the best infrastructure in place.

A prudent, if overdue, warning.

A partial rejoinder.

There’s a disturbing pattern of misogyny from his supporters.

Nobody even agrees on what baselines to use.

America’s mayor talks like a snake oil salesman/conman.

The media coverage continues on script.

(At least the removal part)

Incentives matter.

After months of silence, Maine Senator Susan Collins has announced that she is running for a fifth term in office.

Democrats who could prove to be vulnerable in 2020 are largely lining up in favor of impeaching the President.

Two Federal Courts have blocked the Administration from diverting Defense Department funds to pay for the President’s border wall

An interesting albeit dubious selection for Person of the Year.

November saw much higher jobs growth than economic analysts were expecting, but it could just be a statistical blip.

A Justice Department official who had the courage to stand up to the President has died at the age of 87.

Former Utah Governor Jon Huntsman is running to get his old job back.

Tuesday’s elections continued a trend in which Republicans have lost support among suburban voters, even in deeply red states. Guess who’s responsible for that.

Kamala Harris’s Presidential race continues to his bumpy roads.

October’s jobs report came back better than expected but hardly something to cheer.

Facing a cash crunch, Kamala Harris is shedding campaign staff and cutting spending. This seldom ends well.

Justin Trudeau lost his majority but will still hold on to power in Canada, the question is how long it will last.

As the vultures continue to circle above the White House, the President continues to lash out.

With an eye on the trade war and the 2020 election, President Trump is increasing subsidies and mandates for corn-based ethanol.

The Supreme Court returns to work today with a significant number of high-profile cases on its docket.