Outside the Beltway

Justice Stephen Breyer is retiring today and will swear his former law clerk in his replacement.

A new initiative aims to right decades-old wrongs.

The Western alliance is getting stronger in the face of Russian aggression.

Did Cassidy Hutchinson’s testimony change anything?

You’re goddamn right he did.

Here we go again . . . .

We live in a bizarre timeline.

They should panic, right?

The Supreme Court has reversed decades of precedent on church-state separation.

With the government throwing its hands up, it’s now up to the citizenry.

For your consideration.

I expect they won’t read this, but it makes me feel better.

Abortion is now illegal or heavily restricted in at least 11 states.

So, what now?

A comparison of the two texts.

Wisconsin’s 1849 abortion ban may or may not be back in effect.

Yet another reminder of the pathologies of American institutions.

Concerned no more, Senator Collins is now dismayed that she was misled.

How long can the unsustainable be sustained?

This will just reinforce minority rule in the US.

The leaked draft is now the law of the land.

A break from politics.

From J. S. Mill.

From a county-level race in New Mexico.

The most expansive firearms legislation in decades is likely to become law.

A rather bizarre coda to yesterday’s big Supreme Court decision.

Phoenix, DeVry, and other scam colleges have reached a settlement.

“Unleaded”

More stories than there is time to blog.

The 6-3 ruling broke down on predictable lines.

She? Xe? Xem? Let’s call the whole thing off.

it likely won’t do much.

Pay no attention to the endorsement behind the candidate.

The Proud Boys, Trump family, and Alex Jones all filmed documentaries of their actions leading up to January 6.

Mild spoilers ahead.

Top Four likely makes things worse.

Could Alaska point the way to a solution?

Happy Father’s Day!

Shameless (but not surprising).