Punishment for Acquitted Conduct

The Supreme Court may revisit a controversial criminal justice ruling.

Buttigieg Responsible for Flight Delays?

Should Secretary Pete have done more?

Nobody goes there anymore. It’s too crowded

Michael Barone on out-migration from some Blue states.

Trump’s 187 Minutes

As I have noted before: he betrayed his oath.

The Perfect President

What Americans say they want in the Oval Office.

President Joe Biden delivers remarks on lowering healthcare costs, Tuesday, September 27, 2022, in the Rose Garden of the White House. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on lowering healthcare costs, Tuesday, September 27, 2022, in the Rose Garden of the White House.

Leaders Vacationing in Warm Spots When It’s Cold!

A perennial outrage.

Richard Shelby and the Old Senate

“You can’t be against everything.”

Texas Bussed Migrants to Vice President’s House

It’s the spirit of the season.

Higher Ed and the Pandemic

Enrollments are down.

Republican Leaders Are Killing Their Voters

Republicans are dying at a much higher rate than Democrats.

George Will on UATX (Part II)

Wherein I examine UATX specifically.

George Will on UATX (Part I)

Will discusses a nascent university and in doing so produced a cliched column about higher education.

NY Congressman-Elect George Santos (AP Photo/John Locher) NY Congressman-Elect George Santos (AP Photo/John Locher)

Follow Up On Yesterday’s Santos Column

Why a paper got the story right and no one paid attention and polls over opposition research

Banning Trump From Office

The January 6 Committee recommends invoking the Insurrection Clause.

Poor, Poor, Pitiful Pence

The past just won’t let him be.

NY Congressman-Elect George Santos (AP Photo/John Locher) NY Congressman-Elect George Santos (AP Photo/John Locher)

A consequence of shrinking newsrooms

How an apparent serial fabulist got elected to Congress

What Trump Taxes Show: Not Much

His businesses make and lose a lot of money.

Some Pretzel Logic from American Greatness

I went down the rabbit hole a tad…

Elon Musk “African American of the Year”

So proclaims American Greatness.

The Horrors of Trying to be Kind

The WSJ doesn’t like Stanford’s attempt to make its website more inclusive.

Election Reform Through the Back Door

Electoral Count Act reforms are “hidden” in the bipartisan budget bill.

Omnibus Bill Has Everything But the Kitchen Sink

A 4155-page, $1.65 trillion dollar budget deal has been reached.

Congress to Make Trump’s Taxes Public

House Democrats are releasing them because they can.

Trump Committed Four Crimes, Say January 6 Committee

The ball is now in Merrick Garland’s court.

The Wrong Way to Stop Tax Fraud

Making it harder for the little guy.

President Joe Biden delivers remarks at a Cinco De Mayo reception Thursday, May 5, 2022, in the Rose Garden of the White House. (Official White House Photo by Cameron Smith) President Joe Biden delivers remarks at a Cinco De Mayo reception Thursday, May 5, 2022, in the Rose Garden of the White House. (Official White House Photo by Cameron Smith)

Biden’s Running. Really.

The President will be the 2024 Democratic nominee. Get used to it.

McCarthy’s Road to the Speakership

He is so close.

Trump Facing Multiple Criminal Charges

The January 6 Committee is expected to make a minimum of three referrals.

Dems Considering Releasing Trump Tax Records

It would be an abuse of power.

Kyrsten Sinema’s ‘Side Hustle’

The Arizona Senator runs an online thrift store in her spare time.

Elon “Free Speech Absolutist” Musk

I don’t think that means what he thinks it means.

Trump a Laughing Stock

Is this how the cult ends?

The Grift is the Thing

Trump NFTs: just in time for Xmas.

Speaking of 2024

Trump currently has a comfortable lead.

Americans Want Compromise

Some numbers from an NPR/PBS Marist
poll.

Policies in Conflict

The Biden Administration wants clean energy but only for some.

Voters Don’t Want Biden or Trump to Run in 2024

Americans want some new choices.

America’s Unique Medical Debt Problem

We charge patients way more than other counties.

Biden Wants Credit for Economy Worse Than the One He Inherited

Prices are coming down but they’re way higher than they were.

Convoluted Polling

Plus misleading reporting.

On Labels and Caucuses

Regarding the newly independent Senator Sinema.

What Now for Stacey Abrams’ Model?

Her emphasis on turnout has helped other Democrats but she’s a two-time loser.

Whelan, Griner, and the State of Our Politics

Knowing what FNC is likely saying without watching FNC.

Rehnquist and the ‘Independent State Legislature’ Theory

The late Chief Justice was right; his successors are wrong.

Forecasting 2024 Way Too Early

There are at most eight toss-up states for the 2024 Presidential election.

Kyrsten Sinema Leaving Democratic Party

Because of course she is.

Airman 1st Class Thadyn DuPont, an aerospace medical technician with the 137th Special Operations Medical Group, prepares to administer a coronavirus vaccine for an Oklahoma National Guard soldier at the Armed Forces Reserve Center in Norman, Okla., on Jan. 15, 2021. (Andrew LaMoreaux/U.S. Air National Guard photo) Airman 1st Class Thadyn DuPont, an aerospace medical technician with the 137th Special Operations Medical Group, prepares to administer a coronavirus vaccine for an Oklahoma National Guard soldier at the Armed Forces Reserve Center in Norman, Okla., on Jan. 15, 2021. (Andrew LaMoreaux/U.S. Air National Guard photo)

Congress Overturns Military Vaccine Mandate

A truly bizarre vote.

Warnock Wins and Walker Concedes

Democrats increase their Senate margin.

GOP Still Failing Trump “Termination” Test

Contrary to a Politico headline, the GOP response to Trump’s anti-constitution talk continues to underwhelm.