Outside the Beltway

They took notes on a criminal fucking conspiracy.

Do young Democrats really hate Republicans more than vice-versa?

Two controversial monuments are gone.

We’re three short years from the next election.

The Pentagon brass have defeated a supermajority coalition in Congress.

The longtime Senator and Vice Presidential and Presidential nominee is gone at 98.

They’re searching for good times. But just wait and see.

What happens if the Supreme Court overturns Roe v Wade?

There will be two chickens in every pot this holiday season. Maybe three.

Every now and again, it’s not Mitch McConnell’s fault.

The language is going to iel in a handcart.

Our system and the shaping of the GOP’s future.

Yet again, Mike Lindell show what a fraud he is.

Representatives Choosing Their Voters Rather than Vice Versa, Chapter 412.

The Biden admin is about to take a demilitarized group off the terrorist list and some people aren’t happy about it.

A just verdict—but just a verdict.

President Biden’s domestic policy chief is a stickler for grammar.

Two NeverTrump Republicans have had enough.

The erosion of representativeness continues.

Will America re-elect an 82-year-old to the White House?

A minor story that illustrates a far bigger problem in our politics.

Why oh why won’t people stop commenting on the lady Senator’s outfits?

Politicians gonna politician, but still…

This man is the face of the post-Trump party.

A largely mythical beast may become even more rare.

The average American is neither progressive nor all that interested in politics.

When the headline tells the story.

A weird new narrative has emerged.

Reading disparate polling numbers critically.

A conversation in two parts.

Another example for the conversation.

The matter of Executive Privilege and former Presidents is settled law.

A favorite anecdote from Robert Caro’s first masterpiece is likely untrue.

Mayor Pete is being mocked for telling obvious truths.

The Vietnam War hero and one-term Georgia Senator has died at 79.

Resolving the legal issues will take time we don’t have.

Senator Romney and the latest edition of the senatorial pro-filibuster op/ed.

It turns out “the economy” isn’t just one thing.

Apparently, it’s been a one-sided affair up until now.

Three days late, $1.2 billion long.

The electoral calendar affects who the electorate is.

Too woke! Not woke enough!

Going back to 1977 (there’s a pattern).

Providing a little bit of electoral history.

It’s usually more effective to run for something rather than against someone.

Running against Trump didn’t work this year.

Tip O’Neil’s famous saying hasn’t been true in a long, long time.

Another effect of the pandemic.

A piece in The Atlantic inspires thoughts.