Outside the Beltway

President Trump attacked four Democratic Congresswomen for engaging in exactly the same rhetoric that the President himself has over the years.

How insidious talking points spread in the modern media environment.

He could lose the popular vote by an even larger margin in 2020—and still coast to re-election.

Some agree with him. Many others are cowards. But there’s more to it.

What happened to “building a lasting relationship within the African American community”?

The President is defending his racist tweets against four Democratic Congresswomen, calling them Communists who hate America.

Citing the so-called “Billy Graham Rule,” a Republican candidate for Governor in Mississippi is refusing to let a female reporter accompany him on a campaign ride-along.

Well, of course they are.

Christian doctrine actually has a lot to say that is of relevance to the border.

The Republican Party is ruining the country. But so are the Democrats?

Rural Americans are much less likely to go to college than their urban counterparts. Is there a solution?

A leading same-sex marriage advocate is pushing back on the trans movement.

A considerable number of Republican have effectively left our party over Donald Trump. Should we go all the way?

WIth the top two candidates in the race on the same stage, the second night of the first Democratic debate was much feistier than the first night.

In a significant setback for challenges to partisan gerrymandering, the Supreme Court has effectively ruled that Federal Courts do not have jurisdiction to hear challenges to redistricting based on partisan motivations.

Is the Sanders-Warren position too extreme for the general election?

Is her professorial skill a liability or an asset?

The Democratic Socialist wants to absorb $1.6 trillion of student debt.

Congress is considering a bill that would establish a commission to examine the issue of reparations for slavery.;

President Trump says in a new interview that he would be willing to break the law to get “oppo research” on an opponent.

At least some segments of the “pro-life” movement seem more concerned with policing morality than they do with protecting life.

David Brooks joins the long line of commenters predicting the GOP’s demise.

I continue to be opposed to impeachment of the President, but I’m slowly moving in that direction thanks primary to the Administration’s own actions.

Yesterday’s press event with Robert Mueller underscores the importance of congressional testimony.

The Democratic frontrunner is being wrongly blamed for an explosion in the prison population.

At some point, what we call conservatism turned into a racket. It’s not surprising that this led directly to Trump.

Republicans have spent the past week putting as much distance as they can between themselves and the latest round of radical anti-abortion laws.

Two youngish Rhodes Scholars turned mayors are getting covered differently.

An absurd theory for an absurd time.

The Treasury Secretary is declining to comply with a Congressional request for the President’s tax returns. Whether this is proper is a question that will have to be resolved by the courts.

Despite poll numbers suggesting otherwise, one political analyst suggests that the United States may not be “ready” for a gay President.

More Madisonian musing on the current state of our constitutional order.

We segregate men and women in sports for good reason. How we do that is complicated.

Did I leave the Republican Party or did it leave me? Both.

A months-long standoff is stopping hurricane relief.

In the end, Impeachment is a political act more than a legal one. For that reason, Democrats should not pursue impeachment unless they have a reasonable chance of winning.

Taking Joe Biden’s bait, President Trump once again defended his response to the racist rally in Charlottesville two years ago..

Having lost to him, she’s an ineffective voice on the matter of Donald Trump.

Larry Sabato lays out a quite plausible path.

It’s an interesting idea, although one fraught with moral hazard.

As Democrats at the state level seek to limit the ability of parents to decline to vaccinate their children. they are facing resistance from Republican colleagues.

The Supreme Court is likely to finish striking down restrictions on offensive trademarks.

A major, destructive fire hits one of the most historic churches in the world.

US higher education is made up of far more than just the Ivies and other elite schools.

Are people fleeing blue states to avoid repressive taxes? It depends who you’re asking.

There are even higher obligations than taking care of Marines.

Bernie Sanders and Kamala Harris are leading the field and Pete Bittigieg is doing surprisingly well.

In 2016, a crowded Republican field yielded an unlikely nominee. Could history repeat itself in 2020?

After a flood of stories saying the former Vice President is unsuitable for the modern era, the inevitable pushback is happening.

The early frontrunner for the Democratic nomination is drawing fire from multiple fronts. It may destroy his candidacy before it begins.