Outside the Beltway

The Biden administration is not doing enough.

Doing nothing is still a choice, and the legitimacy crisis is here, like it or not.

It does not create better deliberation.

The Politician’s Syllogism rears its ugly head.

Canada has more parties than the US, but still suffers representation problems due to FPTP elections.

Really, they owed (and still owe) us better behavior.

Our brains are wired to seek approval but may not be equipped to handle our modern existence.

Is there a sarcasm font?

Thoughts on how we think.

The Islamic Republic is very close to being able to fuel a single weapon.

A blast from the past.

The President has lost his patience with the unvaccinated.

This time in the CA recall.

The Lone Star State has enacted some peculiar new laws.

The system is not defensible.

For anyone who might be interested.

A novel but flawed legal argument.

It hasn’t changed in over 100 years (but the population sure has).

The right questions are: 1) why do some some on the right like him, and 2) should this concern us all?

Could it be?

Hungary is part of a broader global trend, but the real issue isn’t Hungary, it is the Americans who praise Hungary.

Some recent news items that add to concern about American democracy.

Legislatures and school boards politicize what our kids are taught.

An interesting podcast conversation.

J.D. Vance’s cynical suggestion.

Another GOP member is added to the investigation.

Part of a disturbing trend.

A chance for a real investigation? Ruined legitimacy?

Oh, FFS.

The College Republican National Committee Chairman elections shows the lessons taught by the national party.

What’s smaller than minuscule?

Put the frustration where it belongs.

More in a series of ongoing observations about the GOP primaries.

An arrest underscores what the problem isn’t.

Some Democratic election observers think so.

A completely unsurprising 6-3 decision.

The combination of incompetence and a new system have the mayoral race in turmoil.

It turns out a 51-50 Senate majority isn’t enough.

It’s no better than Joe Manchin’s.

Discussing the filibuster.

Or, you know, not.

You know, some light weekend thoughts.

The piling on continues.

We’re all apes. And some are willfully stupid about their public duties.

Or, at least, he’s willing to kill democracy in order to save it.

The post really isn’t about Sinema as much as it about a theory of poltiics.

Cries that American democracy is in jeopardy are not hyperbole.

The answer seems simple but it isn’t.