Outside the Beltway

The 21st century’s most brutal conflict and the laws of war.

Some thoughts on the Speaker contest.

McCarthy lost it. Turned in his gavel. You, guy, are number 1.

The legendary football player and pitchman is gone at 80.

We won’t have Kevin to kick around anymore.

The push to return to the office comes with domestic consequences.

The Adobe cofounder who revolutionized printing is gone at 82.

Turning good deeds into dirty politics.

Forget the cafe latte, screw the raspberry iced tea.

Decades of innovation may be coming to fruition.

A reminder that all choices are political to one degree or the other.

We’re falling further behind for many reasons.

The Pentagon Papers guy laments that there are too few like him.

Another sign that the pandemic is now endemic.

The trailblazing Congresswoman is gone at 82.

Being against something just isn’t enough.

The last original member of Lynryd Skynyrd has died.

The 39th President is not well.

The market for competent centrists.

The soccer legend has passed at 82.

Galrahn is gone much too soon.

Some links to peruse.

The “America First” slate of candidates lost all but one contest.

A revealing comparison of Republican districts that deny and don’t deny the 2020 outcome.

Thinking about a cliche that is nonetheless correct.

A new book raises fundamental questions about how far journalistic objectivity should extend.

The President is getting hammered from all sides for stating the obvious.

The President delivered a rousing stump speech from Independence Hall.

One of the OG blog pundits has reached a big milestone.

A man made famous for discovering Iraq’s WMD program was virtually nonexistent is gone at 82.

The man most famous for his turn on “Leave it to Beaver” has passed from liver cancer aged 77.

The economic downturn is hitting groups in different ways.

Yet another study that confirms my pre-existing biases.

Some 60% of us, including 75% of our children, have been infected.

A follow on from yesterday.

There are too many variables to make generalized calculations.

A trailblazing diplomat has died at 84.

Most people liked it more than I did.

The reports are conflicting but I’d bet on Yes.

A new way to think about the problem.

The great conservative humorist is gone at 74.

Musings about US politics and culture.

There are more old drunks than there are old doctors.

The singer and actor, born Marvin Lee Aday, is gone at 74.

The television star increasingly known for her longevity has passed days shy of her 100th birthday.

The longtime Senate leader is gone at 82.

Hesitancy is a complex phenomenon largely immune to facts.

The rat race of becoming a physician and maintaining one’s license is more intense than popularly understood.

A piece in The Atlantic inspires thoughts.

Denial, whining, and truth wrapped into one segment.