Outside the Beltway

Harvard joins a growing list of universities who will not offer in-person classes this year.

The crowd for DC’s fireworks celebration was small but weird.

A controversial monument in Little Italy has been destroyed.

Leadership matters (as does culture).

Red lives matter.

I don’t see it.

It creates a veto gate that they are almost guaranteed to control when they need it.

Nike and FedEx may be able to do what Native American activists couldn’t.

“Lift Every Voice and Sing” will reportedly precede the “Star-Spangled Banner” in the opening week.

The writing is on the wall for simple-majority voting in the Senate.

A seemingly obvious result that isn’t.

CNN has a lengthy, deeply reported piece on Trump’s phone calls to other heads of state.

As scary as the Cold War was, it did reduce the silliness in American politics.

A reprise of an almost identical case with a different group of Justices–and the Chief Justice switching sides.

It is foolish to think that we ever escape politics.

Of course he did.

Another bow to the inevitable.

The Magnolia State is the last in the nation to have the stars and bars on its state banner.

One of these things is not like the others.

An accomplished racist will no longer be honored by the university.

The evolution of America’s racial language continues.

A useful insight from the former late night comic.

The “Biden must pick a black woman” plea may be masking a different agenda.

Joementum.

Something significant was going to happen to Tulsa. Who could have predicted a genre shift?

A 7-2 decision by the highest court in the land is less decisive than the numbers suggest.

President Trump is behind 14 points in the latest NYT poll.

We’re unlikely to know who wins the November elections right away.

This time, the Pences

A television interview promoting his book further reveals what an awful man he is.

The President gave a delusional rant to a half-empty stadium thanks to some crazy kids.

For the second time, the chief federal prosecutor for Manhattan has been fired.

The Senator from Minnesota is no longer a candidate for Vice President.

Donald Trump would be a more effective and dangerous President if he and his team were more competent.

An amazing statement from Bolton’s book.

A brand dating back to 1889 is being retired.

Fewer people are very happy and more are not too happy than any time in a longstanding survey.

Always look for evidence.

The 6-3 opinion written by Justice Gorsuch and joined by Chief Justice Roberts defies conventional wisdom.

Lee Drutman’s Breaking the Two-Party Doom Loop

If the Democrats win back the White House in November, it’ll be no thanks to men.

Utterly classic.

The GA14 House race.

Arguably the best comedian of his generation is not kidding around.

The state of American debate is not strong.

As the President becomes less popular, there are signs he’s losing support from his co-partisans in Congress.

Because sometimes a comment starts to become a post.

The Economist gives Joe Biden an 83% chance to win the Electoral College.

JK Rowling is uinder fire for arguing only women menstruate.

Trump should be worried.