Outside the Beltway

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.

SLT guests on Peaceful Political Revolution in America to talk American democracy.

A lone judge has halted the military’s vaccine mandate.

A new poll offers mixed results.

Some tabs plus some tabs equals some tabs.

The effective number of parties.

This time: some multi-party examples.

Arend Lijphart on the “Peaceful Political Revolution in America” podcast.

Counting is not necessarily as straightforward as it may seem.

It’s not compelling.

A somber thought about this present moment.

Assessing her actions in 2018 in light of 2020 and onward.

Two members of the presidential commission reach the conclusion that expansion is needed.

We’re likely to see more instances like the Capitol Riot and the Kyle Rittenhouse shootings.

Look no further than the Georgia GOP primary for governor.

Politicians controlling lines control voters (instead of voters controlling politicians).

Democrats and Republicans are playing by different rules.

They took notes on a criminal fucking conspiracy.

Russia’s leader sees the situation in the former Soviet Republic quite differently than the West.

Violence, masculinity, and American politics.