Outside the Beltway

Sometimes all we have is the choice of how we react to events.

A shocking if perhaps unsurprising development.

The far right won the first round. The far left won the second. It’s a mess.

The basics.

UK 2024 edition.

Weak and presidentialized.

That’s some catch, that Catch-22.

Progressive activists are preparing to “democracy-proof” the country.

Elements of democratic theory: minority edition.

But they aren’t magical.

Well, more than two…

Are we betraying the Founders?

Part of an ongoing conversation.

People around the world are more skeptical about governing institutions.

Rural Americans are misunderstood!

Who could have seen this coming?

Partisanship and representation in conflict.

“The Rise of ‘Middle-Finger Politics’”

And back to thoughts on section 3.

You can lead a horse to water, but the trick is the drinking.

He’s on a winning streak not seen since Stalin.

An unserious plan by an unserious group.

A long-predicted threat has emerged.

The politics of chaos.

The realignment of America’s political parties wasn’t quite what was hoped.

A fundamental flaw illustrated.

Cults of personality are not the same as cults.

And thoughts on swapping out Biden.

Group dynamics and limited choices.

And the intuition that things aren’t really working.

Cold hard facts.

This is the logical result of Trump’s legal arguments & that should give everyone pause

The Lawfare podcast offers a great primer on the eve of oral arguments

Some things shouldn’t be joked about (and they often aren’t jokes anyway).

Really not much to add on this one

Normalizing Trump via poor analysis.

Trump betrayed his oath. That should disqualify him from office. That’s the whole point of section 3 of the 14th.

Lines on the map for the win.

Ignorance, it turns out, isn’t bliss.

Even when it is focused on.

The system isn’t very good.

We won’t have Kevin to kick around any more.

Another sad data point about current politics.

A T-Day Illustration.

A David Brooks column inspires some thoughts.

I know it when I see it.

And, not surprisingly, about parties.