Outside the Beltway

The best people.

An appeal to some pretty basic virtues.

Yet another call for military intervention in domestic politics.

The official campaign to oust Donald Trump is off to a good start.

Institutional reform is necessary, but we can’t accomplish much in the face of tribalism.

A retired admiral warns that the President is undermining our institutions.

Sloppy thinking by those who object to vote-by-mail.

Ok, so what should change?

The American political system is broken but it’s not fair to blame that on its architects.

The convergence of design flaws in the constitution and a flawed leader have brought us to brink of an electoral crisis.

Policy failures by the US government have neutered US passports for the foreseeable future.

This is not even close to the worst it’s ever been.

My latest for Defense One.

More evidence that we are under-counting deaths due to Covid-19.

Because sometimes you have to laugh, lest ye cry.

We’ve removing mail sorting machines just in time for mail-in voting.

I’ve been thinking it wrong for years.

There are different, and not equally good, reasons to talk about labels.

Joe Biden’s running mate will be highly scrutinized. What’s fair game?

A choice that’s both historic and unsurprising.

A quick overview and some examples to start a longer conversation.

What would a reborn GOP look like and who would vote for it?

A nation that failed to control the pandemic is going to be without college sports this fall.

Preying on the fears of old white people is good business.

The online behemoth is consolidating its market position during the pandemic.

To mix cultural references: less than meets the eye.

A column is getting negative attention for all the wrong reasons

Remember how people used to think he was playing multi-dimensional chess?

The Russians are at it again, with the cooperation of the Trump administration and its enablers.

The weekend is here.

Yet another grim milestone.

The National Security Advisor to Presidents Ford and GHW Bush has died.

Joe Biden has either narrowed down his choice for running mate down to two women or he hasn’t.

A completely unsurprising finding.