Outside the Beltway

The former President knowingly signed a false affidavit in support of the Big Lie.

A study of 29 countries shows the impact of the pandemic.

The largest adjustment since the tax code was indexed in 1985.

A former dissertation advisor and two Army War College professors are speaking out against the gubernatorial candidate.

Three-and-a-half years and almost 6 million tax dollars have produced nothing.

An unsavory practice that’s mostly legal.

The collaboration has been even more robust than advertised.

The court, rightly, punted the issue to Congress and local leaders.

Linking to a piece I wrote for The Conversation.

He’s using a tool he denounced as cruel to deal with a humanitarian crisis.

The Brits may soon have yet another Conservative PM.

A thought inspired by the PA Senate race.

The Fed is expected to stall the economy to fight inflation.

Another example of the arbitrariness of the death penaly

The investigation produced mounds of evidence. Will it matter?

It would be nice if the legislature represented the voters and whatnot.

They’re hitting civilian targets partly because they can’t hit military ones.

A dramatic if likely symbolic move.

“The Old Cow Pen”

Biden is following Trump’s lead but doing it more competently.

Hope is not a COA.

In the weeds of civil-military relations.

Putin is committing war crimes in retaliation for an attack on a legitimate military target.

31 of the 35 Senate races next month are noncompetititve.

Publishers and consumers want very different business models.

An example of rationalization.

And a reminder of the role of political parties.

Things are not going well in the special military operation.

The class photo has changed.

Fifty-plus “local” news outlets are a front for David Brock and company.

Republicans have died at a far higher rate than Democrats.

The Nebraska Republican got an offer he can’t refuse.

“Pond at Dusk”

Voting isn’t just about candidates.

The threat is not idle and the options for responding are not good.