Outside the Beltway

Ignoring religious diversity makes polarization much worse.

Yet another grim milestone.

Is Trump really an outlier?

A defense of the indefensible.

Yet another twist in an ongoing saga.

President Trump is historically unpopular and has consistently trailed Joe Biden. He could still win.

Statements by an HHS official underscore the rot of this administration.

The Electoral College is once again having the opposite effect of what its defenders claim.

A potentially catastrophic delay has been averted.

Sorry, UC Irvine, as long as Navarro is on the faculty, no donations from this graduate.

Trump appears to have been shamed into doing part of his job.

More good news for Biden.

Thinking about wildfires and electoral politics.

A new poll shows meaningful shifts in public attitudes.

It will, however, be appealed to SCOTUS.

A pleasant surprise.

A party-line vote may scuttle mail-in voting in a crucial swing state.

Holding the president accountable is hard.

A game wherein one team has to score more points to win than does the other.

The two oldest major party nominees in American history are not inspiring great confidence.

The formula: promote an image until the jig is up.

The President admits that he intentionally downplayed the threat posed by the epidemic.

The AG is not supposed to be the President’s personal attorney.

What is more concerning, speculation and war games, or the words of POTUS?

Already-high rates have been exacerbated by the pandemic.

Happy Labor Day!

Biden is polling well, and consistently so.

Our screwy electoral system requires thinking about screwy scenarios.

Media bias is real, but it isn’t what many claim it to be.

Are those with kids getting over?

Trump basically confirmed all but one aspect of the Atlantic story.

As Election Day draws closer, the President is doubling down on stoking racial resentment.

The venerable military newspaper lives to print another day.

The Toddler-in-Chief strikes again.