Outside the Beltway

Not just dumb, but dangerous too.

Free speech is not always met with more speech.

Some good news for democracy, for a change.

Xenophobia’s cruel wages.

A minor, yet telling, example of the intellectual maturity of this administration.

The reality is, I can’t say no.

What democratic backsliding looks like.

USA! USA! USA!

The media, the academy, and the courts, are all in the crosshairs.

Applying rational analysis to attitude and instinct.

An embarrasing day in US history.

An example linked to USAID

There are 800 or so of them in the United States alone. Where the hell did they come from?

He is yet again underscoring what types of world leaders he likes.

Appointing unqualified loyalists is only the start.

My thoughts on what we know now.

Donald Trump fared considerably worse against a cogent opponent.

Too many! Too few!

A collection I started but didn’t fully finish.

“The Rise of ‘Middle-Finger Politics’”

The BBC’s security correspondent thinks so.

The Republican frontrunner continues to use Hitler’s language, praise dictators, and lionize traitors.

The trend toward hard-right parties continues.

The NYT goes too far but not far enough.

A roundup of news and opinon.