Outside the Beltway

This is only “one alternative, and this is being murdered.”

He’s more than just a kook.

The NYT is going all-in painting it as “far more radical, vindictive and unchecked” than the first.

Americans look back more fondly on the Trump economy than they did in 2020.

The number of open tabs is just getting silly.

Are we betraying the Founders?

A disturbing dissection in the NYT Magazine.

A famed political forecaster doesn’t believe the polls.

Administrations are struggling to handle the biggest wave of student protests in generations.

David Brooks edition.

A republic if you can keep it, indeed.

“On the Fence”

Ending one of the big hassles of flying.

He’s still a convicted felon in California, though.

Several glimmers of hope from the Ukraine funding bill.

A massive change to the business environment — if it survives judicial scrutiny.

On-campus classes have been suspended and Jewish students told to find safety.

MAGA Republicans have owned themselves whilst trying to own the libs.

The AP journalist taken hostage for almost seven years has died.

If only we knew why Mississippi chose to join the Confederacy…

Simplistic solutions to complex problems lead to human suffering.

A win for the good guys and a loss for Trump and Putin.

Finding 12 impartial people in a high-profile trial is challenging.

The Western sphere widens.

The courts would likely allow restricting a Chinese data mining operation popular with American teenagers.

It’s no longer just a Third World problem.

Part of an ongoing conversation.

It’s about time.

“Gathering Rain”

It was the least they could do.

It is a bit of a mess.

A longstanding project inches forward.

A set of bills would fund Ukraine, Israel, and other bipartisan priorities while ticking of the MAGA crowd.

While the West dithers, Russia is doubling down.

A Man For All Seasons goes to the heart of our current political season