Tuesday MorningTabs

Gotta clear them all.

President Joe Biden delivers remarks on ending the war in Afghanistan, Tuesday, August 31, 2021, in front of the Cross Hall of the White House. (Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz) President Joe Biden delivers remarks on ending the war in Afghanistan, Tuesday, August 31, 2021, in front of the Cross Hall of the White House. (Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz)

Can Joe Biden Save Christmas?

There will be two chickens in every pot this holiday season. Maybe three.

Defense Bill Stalled Over Amendments

Every now and again, it’s not Mitch McConnell’s fault.

Tuesday’s Forum

Esper Suing DoD Over Book Redactions

Trump’s last Secretary of Defense is being stymied by preclearance review.

French Battle Wokisme

The language is going to iel in a handcart.

Monday’s Forum

Trump, Electoral Fraud Lies, and the Primaries

Our system and the shaping of the GOP’s future.

Sunday’s Forum

Unsurprising Headline is Unsurprising

Yet again, Mike Lindell show what a fraud he is.

10 Years On

Kimberly Webb Joyner, my first wife and the mother of my children, has been gone a decade.

Omicron Cometh

Yet another COVID-19 strain has emerged.

Saturday’s Forum

Hezbollah in Latin America! (Part Gazillion)

A possible murder plot in Colombia embedded into a problematic multi-decade narrative.

A Photo for Friday

“A Walk in Portland”

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The College Admissions Rat Race

An interesting argument, albeit about a tiny and vastly over-discussed segment.

Gerrymandering State Legislatures

Representatives Choosing Their Voters Rather than Vice Versa, Chapter 412.

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Tribal Lenses and Criminal Justice

Our reactions to recent murder trials tells us a lot about our divided country.

Friday’s Forum

Biden, the FARC, and Domestic Politics

The Biden admin is about to take a demilitarized group off the terrorist list and some people aren’t happy about it.

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Masking! In Homes!

The horrors never cease.

ODU Prof Out After Minor-Attracted People’ Backlash

Academic freedom is just another word for nothing left to lose.

Justice for Ahmaud Arbery

A just verdict—but just a verdict.

Happy Thanksgiving from OTB

Family, football, feasting, and flashbacks.

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki looks on as Domestic Policy Advisor Susan Rice delivers remarks during a briefing Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021, in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House. (Official White House Photo by Chandler West) White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki looks on as Domestic Policy Advisor Susan Rice delivers remarks during a briefing Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021, in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House. (Official White House Photo by Chandler West)

Susan Rice, Comma Queen

President Biden’s domestic policy chief is a stickler for grammar.

Wonkier Worldwide Web

The Internets are terrible.

More Capitol Riot Sentencing

A woman who declared “Civil War is coming” and “they have to kill me” has asked for and received leniency.

More Americans Have Died from Covid this Year than Last

A scary if misleading factoid.

Disparate Sentencing of Capitol Rioters

A pattern is emerging.

Waukesha Christmas Parade Massacre

A serial criminal murdered five and injured dozens.

Tuesday’s Forum

Patriots Leave Fox After Patriot Purge

Two NeverTrump Republicans have had enough.

Monday’s Forum

The House of “Representatives”

The erosion of representativeness continues.

Is Autocracy Really Winning?

A depressing magazine piece argues it is.

President Joe Biden delivers remarks before signing the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Monday, November 15, 2021, on the South Lawn of the White House. (Official White House Photo by Cameron Smith) President Joe Biden delivers remarks before signing the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Monday, November 15, 2021, on the South Lawn of the White House. (Official White House Photo by Cameron Smith)

Biden Preparing for 2024 Run

Will America re-elect an 82-year-old to the White House?

Rittenhouse, Competence, and Crusade

A contrast in styles.

Tab Clearing

Some stories worth your time.

Sunday’s Forum

The Latest Example of the Nonhierarchical Nature of US Parties

A minor story that illustrates a far bigger problem in our politics.

Sexist to Focus on Sinema’s Style?

Why oh why won’t people stop commenting on the lady Senator’s outfits?

Rittenhouse Takes: Good, Bad, and Ugly

The reactions to a verdict that were predictable (indeed, predicted) are over the top.

Saturday’s Forum

Kyle Rittenhouse Acquitted on All Counts

The expected has occurred.

Infrastructure Politics

Politicians gonna politician, but still…

The Trial Penalty

Exercising Constitutional rights comes with a price.

Airman 1st Class Thadyn DuPont, an aerospace medical technician with the 137th Special Operations Medical Group, prepares to administer a coronavirus vaccine for an Oklahoma National Guard soldier at the Armed Forces Reserve Center in Norman, Okla., on Jan. 15, 2021. (Andrew LaMoreaux/U.S. Air National Guard photo) Airman 1st Class Thadyn DuPont, an aerospace medical technician with the 137th Special Operations Medical Group, prepares to administer a coronavirus vaccine for an Oklahoma National Guard soldier at the Armed Forces Reserve Center in Norman, Okla., on Jan. 15, 2021. (Andrew LaMoreaux/U.S. Air National Guard photo)

Army to Separate National Guard Vaccine Refusniks

The next boot has dropped.

A Photo for Friday

“Portland”