A precision drone strike on a balcony in Kabul took out a longtime nemesis.

Chris Stirewalt takes a victory lap.

The American President is once again leading the free world.

The longtime Senator and Vice Presidential and Presidential nominee is gone at 98.

A media critic argues we pay outsized attention to the goings-on at Fox, MSNBC, and CNN.

A pattern is emerging.

Exercising Constitutional rights comes with a price.

The erstwhile QAnon Shaman will spend another three-and-a-half years in jail.

It’s usually more effective to run for something rather than against someone.

Disappointment turns to tragedy.

His explanation makes no sense. At all.

The Democrats are apparently selling their omnibus spending package the wrong way.

It’s not getting any better, folks.

The Commonwealth is much more diverse than national election returns might indicate.

Cries that American democracy is in jeopardy are not hyperbole.

The trends over the last half century are really something.

Competing analogies and externalities.

Some marginal Republican formers are thinking about maybe doing somethingoranother.

Almost 50 losses in four weeks,. Impressive.

While many are congratulating President-Elect Biden, too many are still following a loser.

Two related discussions.

The Supreme Court isn’t taking much of a break this year.

States can punish Electors who substitute their judgment for those of the voters.

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

The erstwhile Tea Party Republican is making a run for President.

The policy was undeniably harmful and unconstitutional. Is it forgivable?

The plurality of New Hampshire voters are unaffiliated. Should they all stay at home?

Is there a new frontrunner?

A recurring source of friction in the OTB conversation.

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

French President Emmanuel Macron declared that the NATO alliance is suffering brain death due to President Trump’s neglect and lack of leadership.

It’s not the responsibility of the opposition party to make up for Donald Trump.

For the first time, it’s conceivable that Republicans will turn against the President.

As many expected, the initial returns from the Israeli elections are too close to call.

Everything you always wanted in a hearing. And less.

A convergence of OTB discussions.

The Republican Party is ruining the country. But so are the Democrats?

A considerable number of Republican have effectively left our party over Donald Trump. Should we go all the way?

While the American media was paying attention to President travels and travails in Europe, there was another meeting taking place.

David Brooks joins the long line of commenters predicting the GOP’s demise.

Did I leave the Republican Party or did it leave me? Both.

The early frontrunner for the Democratic nomination is drawing fire from multiple fronts. It may destroy his candidacy before it begins.

Oral argument hints that we may have a 5-4 ruling allowing state legislatures to continue stacking the deck.

Nancy Pelosi is tired of Democrats voting to please their constituents.

Critics on both the Left and the Right rightly see an injustice here but the US Supreme Court allowed it to happen.

The Kavanaugh fight is just another indicator of our national divide.

Recent controversies over rules enforcement have some crying Foul!

Max Boot proclaims “Trump is an illegitimate president whose election is tainted by fraud.”

The dean of conservative columnists argues that the Republican Congress must be taught a lesson.