Outside the Beltway

Who watches the watch, man?

The hidden wokeness of our new Critical Theory-loving President.

David Brooks is the leader in the clubhouse.

History has been made in more than one way.

Hammerin’ Hank is gone.

A change to the language is being proposed as part of a sweeping immigration overhaul.

Amending the Constitutional through unconstitutional means is a very bad idea.

The 46th President has been busy signing proclamations signaling a new direction.

President Biden masterfully used the pageantry of the day to shatter the self-asserted Trumpian monopoly on patriotism.

Biden’s America is a place and idea in which the trappings of empire or glory are ephemera in comparison with perennial human relationships—families; friendships; communities; schools; neighbors; partners.

143 at the 11th hour.

Large chunks of a hackish report were lifted from previous works of Commission members.

A parting shot from the Trump administration.

A curious bit of branding.

Every illegal immigrant would have a path to citizenship.

President-Elect Biden is planning a big first few days, Congress be damned.

The aftermath of the January 6 Capitol riots runs into the First Amendment,

Mike Lindell’s behavior is both farcical and dangerous.

Will there be in-fighting? Yes. A break-up? No.

So says Pew.

You can’t make this stuff up.

Some of the Capitol rioters were much more dangerous than others.

Maybe this will help someone understand.

Outliers are bad places to look for solid support of your argument.

The 45th President will go down in infamy, setting a record that’s unlikely to be broken.

The GOP will almost certainly survive. But in what form?

Some key GOP figures are at least testing the waters.

The #3 Republican in the House will vote to impeach.

The New England Patriots coach lived up to the team nickname.

His column for The Hill feels more like concern trolling than anything else.

Here we go again.

Does online performance logically devolve into rage and violence?

A one-time denizen of Blogger’s Row at CPAC has come a long way.

So. Much. Winning.

Not ordering the flags at executive buildings to half-staff.

“Trump is a failed leader.”

The live coverage of Wednesday’s assault on American democracy underplayed its seriousness.

Trump tried to interfere in GA earlier than we knew.

Trump is careless with his words and extremists respond.

As we assess Trump’s role in all of this, it is important to think through what he did (and did not) do.

Hashtag: You’re Fired.

Trump’s lack of fealty to truth and reality gives supporters an out (if they choose it).

And here we go.

The President of the United States is a national security threat. Can we get rid of him now?

It’s finally officially official.

The predictable, indeed inevitable, has happened.

A startling number than may understate the problem.

The two races are almost identical.

Kamala Harris will be very, very busy the next two years.