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.

Well, more than two…

Are we betraying the Founders?

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.

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

A fundamental flaw illustrated.

And thoughts on swapping out Biden.

And the intuition that things aren’t really working.

Cold hard facts.

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.

A T-Day Illustration.

A David Brooks column inspires some thoughts.

I know it when I see it.

And, not surprisingly, about parties.

White Christian nationalism and the fight for control of America.

Where religious zealotry can lead. (So, yes, a digression into American politics).

Because I think it is really important.

The ongoing Republican debacle and what it says about representative democracy in the US.

She took a plea deal.

The latest reminder.

The game is the game.

Yet again, the Court has told the state that it has to draw lines that accommodate its Black citizens.

Calling out a large chunk of the GOP.