Outside the Beltway

No, presidentialism does not lock us into two parties.

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

The President commits a Kinsley gaffe.

A Manichean struggle between good and evil.

A new trial that might not have happened with a plea

If this is the best they have, they don’t have a lot

The Court is out of balance–and it is a design flaw.

Strikes near the Polish border show the real possibility of escalation.

Neither the Democrats nor the Republicans truly represent most Americans. Fixing that is exceedingly unlikely.

Vladimir Putin is banning commodity exports.

It’s hard to see how this crisis ends.

As predicted, rejections of ballots is up.

The ferocity of the global reaction to Putin’s invasion is stunning.

The former President should have known that his claims of election fraud were baseless.

The Russian leader is isolated and under tremendous pressure.

Most people liked it more than I did.

The front-runner was indeed the pick

The military threat is smaller, but the political one is bigger.

The Commonwealth’s undemocratic political system is, shockingly, unrepresentative of the will of its people.

Greatest democracy in the world, right?

Data from Texas underscore a frequent point about primaries.

Our system lacks accountability.

Musings about US politics and culture.

Better than nothing, but still not enough.

It’s Manchin-approved.

How do we know when our government is telling us the truth?

In their censure of Cheney and Kinzinger the GOP wants to rewrite history.

When procedures lead to more rejected ballots and fewer voters, what else is there to call it?

Lawyers in North Carolina are trying to get a Congressman off the ballot.

The United States and its NATO allies are in a dangerous standoff.

A bloc of moderates is not coming to a Senate near you.

A pretty good President has numbers comparable to his historically bad predecessor.

Not Mayberry. Not even close.

More on self-identification and partisan ID.

Once again, today marks a day where folks who would never have supported Dr. King decide they should praise him

Let the browser be cleared!

We deserve better.

Elections have consequences: Old Dominion Edition

Some pundits have high standards.

While there is an investigation, it doesn’t appear ballots were sold for “$10 a piece”

The silly season has commenced a mite early.

Items for your consideration.

Yes the riots were a disgrace but the Democrats . . . .

It doesn’t matter what I believe. It only matters what I can prove.

A necessary but likely irrelevant gesture.

After more than a year and countless investigations into election fraud, the big lie continues to be a big lie

A roundup of reflection on a somber anniversary.