Outside the Beltway

Open access to party labels has consequences.

The one-time Juiceboxer is still annoying the mainstream media.

“Cooking with gas” could become a thing of the past. But it probably won’t.

A brilliant journalist is gone at 44.

Mike Pompeo’s PAC wants you to know that Mike Pompeo’s book is a “thriller with stories from the heart” of Mike Pompeo

Latin America’s answer to Donald Trump has his own insurrection attempt.

Some thoughts on polling and the news since 2016.

Some amazing images.

An example of why its a good idea to wait for data before making policy decisions.

The anti-McCarthy holdouts have no end game.

What a too-good-too-be-true story shows us about the modern news business.

A couple of old cartoons feel like they could have been published today.

In case you need some NYD reading.

But did he ever really have it?

Why a paper got the story right and no one paid attention and polls over opposition research

So proclaims American Greatness.

I don’t think that means what he thinks it means.

Is this how the cult ends?

Plus misleading reporting.

Knowing what FNC is likely saying without watching FNC.

Because of course she is.

The launch of a new feature… featuring Drake!

The response to extreme rhetoric from Trump is producing the some old responses.

The man is a dangerous nut.

Headline News Network is shuttering after four decades.

Anger over COVID lockdowns has activated myriad frustrations.

Some links to peruse.

James LaPorta is being scapegoated for poor editorial process.

Tales from the GA campaign trail.

The ship is abandoning the sinking rat.

Some of the early reactions to the inevitable announcement tell the tale.

This one at the University of Virginia.

A surprising factoid in a bad election for the party.

A low bar has been cleared.

The 2020 loser has doubled down on losing.

The corrupt leader is back for a sixth term.

What will it take to end the cycle of violence?

A few stories to consider.

The social platform beloved of the intellectual class is about to undergo radical change.

Will voters overlook the elephant in the room?

Planned staff layoffs concern those who fear a free-for-all.

In the weeds of civil-military relations.

Things are not going well in the special military operation.

Republicans have died at a far higher rate than Democrats.

Voting isn’t just about candidates.

If you haven’t actually seen the clip, here you go.

As one does when one is confident of one’s policy choices.

The former president shopped for the right judge.

You all aren’t getting any serious writing out of me today, obviously.

CNN’s original anchorman is gone at 82.