Outside the Beltway

Black football players at Iowa complain they were treated differently—and also the same.

Shame on him for defending authoritarian actions.

Partial credit at best, however.

An unintended consequence of the Cares Act.

A thought experiment on what we have seen in Portland.

We can’t punish every politician with a mental problem, but some are clearly unfit for office.

A hundred days out, a wave election is the best bet.

An interesting if frustrating new survey from Cato.

Trump and virus politics.

How about crowd sourcing a timeline for all of Trump’s enablers?

Comparisons with 2016 all work against Trump’s re-election.

If you are wondering why masks are political, look no further than 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

Another way in which the Framer’s really didn’t understand what they were creating.

A civil rights legend has passed.

It’s just not immediate.

Conspiracy theories are poisoning the United States. That’s no joke.

The President does not like his poll numbers.

Tommy Tuberville is likely the next Senator from the state of Alabama.

A majority of Americans of every sex, race, education, income, or region do the right thing. With one exception.

Could a blue state governor be the future of the Republican Party?

“Redskins” no more.

Ongoing ambiguity is not helpful.

A movement that has grown beyond recognition.

General Milley speaks an obvious truth. Will apologists listen?

Lawfare has some very interesting data.

A shocking and yet completely unsurprising development.

A result of the Trump rally?

A researcher has documented 66 separate incidents since May 27.

Are Republicans eschewing absentee voting?

Sometimes, a cigar is just a cigar.

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.