Outside the Beltway

When “the news” isn’t just “the news.”

I know obscenity when I see it and this ain’t it.

Fear of Chinese spies led to a bizarre and illegal operation within the Commerce Department.

Put the frustration where it belongs.

Another 6-3 decision along ideological lines.

Even the smartest designers can’t anticipate all the flaws with the rules they write.

The 6th Circuit is allowing a professor fired for misgendering a transwoman to sue his state university.

America’s institutions are undemocratic but only some of them are a product of the Constitution.

The distance in accountability between the highest and the lowest must be shortened.

The man still can’t get out of his own way.

The problem is theoretical at best and cannot stop the Senate from acting.

The legal debates are unsettled but we can all agree that Rand Paul is a moron.

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

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

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 zombie idea for ousting an erratic and dangerous President.

January 6th, when the electoral votes are counted.

A case involving Pennsylvania may not be resolved for quite some time. Thankfully, it’s immaterial to the election outcome.

The right to worship trumps the public’s health.

Disconnected representation in action.

The Lone Star state is making up its own rules.

Some judicial alphabet soup in dialog with my co-blogger.

After weeks of evasion, the frontrunner hints at a compromise policy.

A clever political gambit that raises real issues.

An interesting but unlikely-to-pass bill is about to be introduced.

A fundamental building block of our system makes it nearly impossible to fix.

It is about finding ways to combat minority rule.

It will, however, be appealed to SCOTUS.

Yet another call for military intervention in domestic politics.

The American political system is broken but it’s not fair to blame that on its architects.

The convergence of design flaws in the constitution and a flawed leader have brought us to brink of an electoral crisis.

A seemingly obvious result that isn’t.

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

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

The President has been Twitter on their own platform. Now, he’s following through.

SCOTUS and “faithless electors.”

The President is learning more about the Constitution every day.

The Constitution in times of extreme crisis.

How do we balance societal and individual rights during a pandemic?

A feminist icon offers some advice her allies will not want to hear.

Has this precedent permanently damaged the country? Or is it just politics as usual?

A binary choice will produce a worse outcome than necessary.

What difference at this point does it make?

There’s a very real possibility the legitimacy of the 2020 election will be contested.

Money has increasingly dominated American politics but the court case had little to do with it.

The Commonwealth is about to become the 38th State to ratify the Nixon-era Amendment.