Outside the Beltway

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.

Clips of recent police behavior reminded me far too much of scenes from authoritarian Latin America.

Mostly stability.

Official White House photos from the Battle of Lafayette Square.

Not that one. The other one.

The vagaries of our Presidential election mechanism gave us a surprising result in 2016. That’s unlikely this year.

My latest for Defense One has published.

The preliminary hearing revealed a damning case against the shooter of a young black man.

Balancing social justice and criminal justice in a politically charged environment.

Iowa Republicans have had enough of being represented by a racist buffoon.

The President of the United States is on the precipice of fascism.

How to translate understandable frustration at injustice into tangible reform?

The mayhem surrounding the demonstrations is drawing attention away from the grievance behind them.

The evidence is clear. Injustice feeds rage and rage sometimes boils over.

The contrast could not be more clear.

If the goal is to change politics, not just vent frustration, messaging is important.

Outside agitators, including white supremacist groups, are shaping public perception of the George Floyd protests.

Yet again, this administration puts Trump’s political fortunes ahead of the national interest.

A solid piece of satire.

Former prosecutors are suddenly “out.”