Outside the Beltway

We may be a little closer to ending the tyranny of the Electoral College.

A brief video that puts the US in broader context.

The expectations game will be especially tricky this year.

Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government!

Some thoughts on voter enthusiasm and EV scenarios.

More on a dangerous and disturbing incident in Texas

The iconoclastic journalist is out at the publication he founded.

The stakes of losing will be catastrophic. Either way.

Lots of places in the US don’t make it easy.

Some judicial alphabet soup in dialog with my co-blogger.

Thinking about what we might know on the night of the election.

What meanings might the Founders have had? How should we understand the term?

If we embrace the Founders to justify the present, let’s think about what we are doing.

I couldn’t help myself.

The rules for counting votes matter.

Having the topic of political reform start to seep into pop culture is a good thing.

Definitions are fun, right?

The problem is real.

Considering Breonna Taylor’s death, police shootings, and human rights.

Whether the delusions of a madman or a deliberate scheme to poison the waters, there’s cause for concern.

It’s time to accept the desecration of our political constitution.

A long-winded and esoteric discussion about an elusive idea.

A fundamental building block of our system makes it nearly impossible to fix.

Statehood is on the ballot this November.

More on SCOTUS expansion and other issues.

It is about finding ways to combat minority rule.

Two related discussions.

The iconic Supreme Court justice has died at the age of 87.

A defense of the indefensible.

Thinking about wildfires and electoral politics.

A party-line vote may scuttle mail-in voting in a crucial swing state.

A game wherein one team has to score more points to win than does the other.

What is more concerning, speculation and war games, or the words of POTUS?

Our screwy electoral system requires thinking about screwy scenarios.

The one-time wunderkind, blogging pioneer, and same-sex marriage champion is now on the outs.

Yet more flouting of the rule of law by the Trump administration.

Some recommended reading.

An appeal to some pretty basic virtues.

The official campaign to oust Donald Trump is off to a good start.

Institutional reform is necessary, but we can’t accomplish much in the face of tribalism.

Ok, so what should change?

The American political system is broken but it’s not fair to blame that on its architects.

The convergence of design flaws in the constitution and a flawed leader have brought us to brink of an electoral crisis.

This is not even close to the worst it’s ever been.

What would a reborn GOP look like and who would vote for it?

“We are a cancer and there is no cure,”

The rules are different if you’re famous.

Having failed to prevent or contain it, aggressive stupidity is now washing over us.

Trump’s irresponsibility continues.