Outside the Beltway

The GOP caught the car and now doesn’t know what to do.

The gap is closing in the latest NYT/Siena College Poll.

“State’s rights” edition.

People around the world are more skeptical about governing institutions.

They can’t help themselves.

Suddenly, old voters are aligning Democrat and young ones Republican.

Liquefied Natural Gas edition.

Many Democrats are worried about the fallout.

But almost certainly won’t be.

Who could have seen this coming?

Shockingly, most people aren’t economists.

A two-level game where unconditional support has conditions.

Partisanship and representation in conflict.

A century-old tradition has gone by the wayside.

The IRS has finally created a website to allow some people to do it for free.

It’s a cottage industry.

“The Rise of ‘Middle-Finger Politics’”

A truckload of deplorables.

Virginia’s governor is finding running a state harder than running a venture capitalist firm.

A major effort to capture the diversity of America.

The 2000 Democratic Vice Presidential nominee turned maverick is gone at 82.

Some interesting tidbits.

He’s suddenly a billionaire after all.

And back to thoughts on section 3.

He may be fighting the last war.

A long tradition continues unabated.

You can lead a horse to water, but the trick is the drinking.

A pandemic hangover may be clouding American politics.

Creeping authoritarianism? Political suicide? Descent into madness?

Five months too late, we’re back to the Biden-McCarthy deal.

Its like déjà vu all over again.

Most of the things with his name on them are not in his name.

Millions of fools and their money may soon be parted.

A familiar question is again a reasonable one.

Congressional Republicans are reminding voters of a dark hour in the Biden presidency.

What happens if a corrupt man who owes hundreds of millions is President?

Sit-up at attention edition.

Trump is giving aid and comfort to insurrectionists.

When being despicable is normal, is it still news?

Two data points are not a trend.

Post-Covid recovery edition.

Martyr Complex Edition

Sic a mob on a guy and this is the thanks Trump gets.

An unserious plan by an unserious group.

tl;dr: Either he goes or she (and her office) go

The roots of MAGA run deep, through places like my old home.

Explaining the inexplicable.

A purge of the professional staff for, well, reasons.

The inevitable is all but official.