Outside the Beltway

Hasan Minhaj is a serial liar. Does it matter?

Wherein I finally reveal my answer (spoiler: it is hardly surprising). And, also, wherein despite the goal of brevity, I fail at that goal.

The fired propagandist has had an epiphany about bullshit.

Some welcome attention on the national stage for a worthwhile program.

What if the “fake news” is really fake news?

Another R/D cleavage?

Trump’s penchant for behaving more like a talk radio host than a POTUS continues unabated.

Bernie also faces disclosure pressures.

With the election over, New York’s junior Senator seems to have changed her mind about running for President.

Is political satire even possible in the age of Trump?

As has often been the case, the White House Correspondent’s Dinner is arousing some degree of controversy, mostly because of the comedy or lack thereof.

The White House chief of staff has downgraded the President’s son-in-law’s access to classified information. We’ll see how long that lasts.

If a law enforcement officer with 30 years of experience can’t stop an active school shooter, what makes anyone think a teacher with a gun can?

Instead of attending the White House Correspondents Association Dinner, Donald Trump spent his Saturday attacking the press and the First Amendment.

We are legally, morally, and practically obligated to respond. Let’s not do so stupidly.

You may not be aware, but your local Starbucks is the new front in the ‘War On Christmas.’

Some observations about Stewart’s interview (and some digression from me–okay, a lot of digression by me).

Trevor Noah will be the next host of The Daily Show. Who’s Trevor Noah? Exactly.

There’s no excuse for the former NBC anchor’s lies. But there are reasons.

Jon Stewart is stepping down as the host of Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show” after sixteen years.

The same-sex marriage battle is on in Alabama

A desperation move by NBC News?

These segments are usually unfair; they outdid themselves this time.

Larry Wilmore is getting a much-deserved promotion.

A step up from The Colbert Report.

President Obama is rewarding unqualified hacks who raised huge sums for his campaign with ambassadorships.

The Fox News Channel created “War On Christmas” officially entered the absurd zone last week.

Yesterday was not a good day for the Cable “News” Network.

Alex Pareene’s annual hack list omits an obvious candidate: Alex Pareene.

Jake Tapper is moving to CNN, where he’ll host a daily show and run their political coverage.

There’s no doubt about it, our political culture is pretty horrible.

The home of the Wayback Machine now has every major news program since 2009 archived.

National Review’s Kevin Williamson has some truly bizarre advice for Mitt Romney.