Outside the Beltway

The evidence is pretty clear: vaccinations are key, not weather (but that won’t stop people from trying to say otherwise).

We’re an incredibly divided country but splitting it into two is impossible.

The Politician’s Syllogism rears its ugly head.

A recurring farce that does real damage.

President Biden was advised to keep troops in Afghanistan . . . for no apparent reason.

The internecine fight over the budget is coming to a head.

Politics is not a game.

This is no way to run a railroad.

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.

Is there a sarcasm font?

The political calculus of Arizona’s senior Senator is unclear.

The Catch-22 of passing a massive spending bill in an undemocratic system.

More machinations from the mischievous mining mouthpiece.

Thoughts on how we think.

They shall not submit to blackmail!

The difference is politics, not reason.

I wonder what the cause was? It sounds pretty serious.

A video that is worth your time.

While well-intentioned, the Chairman’s actions were illegal and dangerous.

The flake beat the weirdo.

The Democratic legislature is likely to set aside the map proposed by the independent commission.

Betcha didn’t expect that headline.

Sigh.

He beats the alternative.

Policy matters.

A departure from the Internet-era tradition.

This time in the CA recall.

An interesting but rather misleading report from a Biden Treasury official.

Women are increasingly dominating American higher education.

A few observations on Whole Woman’s Health, et al., Applicants v. Austin Reeve Jackson, Judge, et al.

Regardless of one’s views on abortion, the enforcement provision in the new Texas law should be concerning.

Humanitarian instincts rightly trumped security concerns.

Is the debate over the cost of the “infrastructure” bill a distraction from its content?

It is closer than Newsom might want, but the numbers are favorable to him.

The Lone Star State has enacted some peculiar new laws.

The system is not defensible.

As the pandemic’s effects continue to worsen in Florida, DeSantis continues to play the worst kind of politics.

Grandstanding in the midst of chaos is a bad look.

The President is looking for any leverage he can to get refuseniks vaccinated.

Sound decisions require sound reporting.

When “the news” isn’t just “the news.”

A humanitarian crisis made worse by shameful delays.

A novel but flawed legal argument.

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

The mirage of semi-order faded quickly.

Part of the ongoing, slow-motion tragedy.

The long demographic trend continues.