Outside the Beltway

More on primaries with a foray into Madison and the general politics of power-seekers and incentives.

At least not right away. But it’s quite possible by 2040.

There are many barriers to true freedom.

POLITICO has obtained what purports to be the 1st draft of the opinion.

When doing the right thing is the wrong thing.

A twist on an evergreen debate.

A fascinating report from the WSJ.

A key planner of the Capitol riot has agreed to testify against others in exchange for a lighter sentence.

The latest strategic moral panic from the far right

A Black columnist argues that Will Smith set back a whole race.

His conversations with lawyers about stealing the election are not protected by privilege.

The plans to replicate the chaos in the Great White North are not coming together.

The former President should have known that his claims of election fraud were baseless.

An example of how lack of regulation leads to practices that damage public faith in policing

Right wing protestors are expected to attempt to create (more) gridlock in the capitol later today.

The first shoe has dropped.

It seems that some Americans are relocating to be with people who share their social and cultural views.

Even liberal states like California and Massachusetts are moving on.

Blue and red states alike are ending mask mandates and other restrictions.

New Mexico Senator Ben Ray Luján is hospitalized with a stroke.

Yet another grim milestone.

Did you know that the elephant population has tripled over the last six months?

Caesar’s wife must be above suspicion. Alas.

The 46th President will follow the lead of the 40th in making a historic appointment.

The pandemic seems to have broken the social contract.

Let’s not start celebrating just yet.

Two stories about our culture’s focus on punishment

A pioneering Black actor is gone at 94.

Three dollars and change at the pump. The cost of livin’s high and goin’ up.

There’s something happening here. But what it is ain’t exactly clear.

The governor of Texas vows to finish what Trump started.

Apparently, getting her elected President is not a high enough priority in the Biden White House.

A historic achievement for the first-year starter.

The horrors never cease.

Academic freedom is just another word for nothing left to lose.

A largely mythical beast may become even more rare.

A weird new narrative has emerged.

Working conditions rather than labor supply seems to be the issue.

Another example for the conversation.

A piece in The Atlantic inspires thoughts.

There will be no religious exemptions. For now, at least.

The Biden administration is not doing enough.

It does not create better deliberation.

Apparently, it’s higher than 67.

The evidence is pretty clear: vaccinations are key, not weather (but that won’t stop people from trying to say otherwise).

The one-time Van Halen frontman is throwing in the shoes.

We’re an incredibly divided country but splitting it into two is impossible.

Friday will mark a new era in mail delivery.