Outside the Beltway

“Water Colors”

Too many jobs needlessly specify a bachelor’s.

The Supreme Court’s internal investigation was inconclusive.

The folk rock legend is gone at 81.

At what point does negligence become a crime?

A free panel on how transparent social media platforms should be about government requests

The infuriating fight to authorize spending already-allocated money is back.

The Biden administration is slowly ratcheting up the aid package.

The Marine and Air Force chiefs appear to be the top candidates.

A modest regulatory change may have a big impact.

My (apparently) annual reflections on “The content of their character” day

Some tab clearing.

A pending Supreme Court ruling could be more impactful than many realize.

Eric Adams is begging for the Federal Government for relief.

One of these is not like the other.

Ezra Klein has some thought on the Republican Party.

Open access to party labels has consequences.

Constant flight delays and other frustrations require a solution.

A more dangerous world is changing the relationship.

A second stash has led to a special counsel and political embarrassment.

“New Year’s Launch”

The one-time Juiceboxer is still annoying the mainstream media.

A legendary guitarist is gone at 78.

The Robespierres in the House of Representatives are driving American politics in a predictably horrible direction.

A controversial artillery round is being used effectively against Russian forces.

“Cooking with gas” could become a thing of the past. But it probably won’t.

The race is on before the 89-year-old has announced her intentions.

A brilliant journalist is gone at 44.

Mike Pompeo’s PAC wants you to know that Mike Pompeo’s book is a “thriller with stories from the heart” of Mike Pompeo

Just like Trump’s except for every important detail.

The longtime journalist is gone at 100.

Latin America’s answer to Donald Trump has his own insurrection attempt.

Some thoughts on polling and the news since 2016.

Why millenia-old concrete outlasts its modern version.

A big problem with a simple solution.

A new Census definition has changed classifications slightly. It doesn’t go nearly far enough.