Outside the Beltway

The Oculus

Two hundred-odd people have pled or been found guilty. One has been acquitted.

Hoisted by their own petard.

The US conducted a preemptive strike against the GRU’s systems.

Lots of folks at the Gridiron dinner are positive.

Western powers may be at odds with the people doing the fighting and dying.

World opinion has shifted even more against Russia. Will it matter?

Another glass ceiling has been shattered.

Oklahoma’s near-total ban is part of a larger trend.

The latest strategic moral panic from the far right

It would be fitting but, alas, won’t happen.

Is the creepy comic’s comeback complete?

Evidence of mass atrocities across Ukraine continues to mount.

The only way to save our freedom is to destroy it.

Stories of note sans write-ups.

It’s okay to ask a war criminal for some political dirt on your opponent, right?

Two related examples: are they “cancel culture” or not?

Unlimited dialog makes conversations harder.

The SAT is a poor measure of college aptitude but it’s better than most others.

And other tales from the AK special election.

She is running to finish out Don Young’s term in Congress.

Two April Fool’s Day orders are no joke. And they’re apparently causing confusion.

Democrats want the DOJ to act more quickly.

This time via Senator Rick Scott.

They’re not missing and that points to a systemic issue

A good jobs report.

A Black columnist argues that Will Smith set back a whole race.

The invasion has led to a series of proxy wars.

“Bryant Park Fountain”

Grifting, all the way down.

No, presidentialism does not lock us into two parties.

Magically mobilizing nonvoters isn’t going to happen (but it sounds nice, I suppose).

Until next year!

Born: 4:00am, March 30, 2022.

Died: ~9:40pm, March 30, 2022

Concerns have been alleviated.

Does it matter whether she’s a rube or a mastermind?

The is a 7 hour gap in the phone logs at the White House from January 6, 2021.

Bargaining continues amidst poisoning and mass killing.

His conversations with lawyers about stealing the election are not protected by privilege.

The public health community is divided on whether it’s a good idea.