Outside the Beltway

A generic attack ad that’s cringeworthy in the specific.

Local issues barely matter in Congressional races anymore.

Not everything is racially-motivated but most things have a disparate impact.

My latest publication.

We likely won’t know on Election Night.

What should be the bar? Can it ever be reached?

What will it take to end the cycle of violence?

A few stories to consider.

It’s easy if you try.

The attack at the Pelosi house should surprise no one.

A member of the inaugural Rock and Roll Hall of Fame class and the most recent Country Music Hall of Fame class is gone at 87.

Another frivolous suit making a mockery of the American tort system.

“Sky Above, Sky Below”

The social platform beloved of the intellectual class is about to undergo radical change.

Journalists openly root for a good story.

The company is begrudgingly complying with the EU’s requirement.

The International Energy Agency forecast is gloomy for Putin and company.

The combination of new variants and increased immunity has changed how the disease presents.

The most popular television product is running out of room to expand.

A brilliant national security leader is gone too soon.

Will voters overlook the elephant in the room?

The President flubbed a softball question. Oh noes!

An odd phenomenon.

Would bypassing politicians altogether make the system more just?

The party in the White House is likely to lose seats.

The 42-year-old billionaire makes history in many ways.

A revealing comparison of Republican districts that deny and don’t deny the 2020 outcome.

Planned staff layoffs concern those who fear a free-for-all.

One League went according to chalk. The other, very much not.

Thinking about a cliche that is nonetheless correct.

They’re just too awful for delicate ears.

A bit of a rant, I expect.

Do last year’s words belong to last year’s language?

They’re a bloc but also not.

Touting the accomplishments of the last two years isn’t working.

He remains free pending appeal.

Opponents lose at the district and SCOTUS level in opening salvos.