Outside the Beltway

Most no longer believe it’s possible to get ahead through hard work.

She took a plea deal.

Americans have largely stopped using checks and are rapidly doing the same with cash.

Oh, the irony.

A federal court has ruled, now the question is one of damages.

A shift in the legal team in GA.

It’s the only one that puts all the piece together.

This makes four.

The next Trump indictment looks like it is coming this week.

A remarkable milestone.

The former president faces multiple criminal prosecutions.

People are leaving our cities for the suburbs. But not on an equal basis.

A symbolic gesture is now highly impractical, if not harmful.

The court declined to review a preacher’s lawsuit against my alma mater.

The last original member of Lynryd Skynyrd has died.

The jury forewoman is offering hints.

The Greatest of All Time is hanging up his cleats a year too late.

Goslings!

A photo from February: Alan Parsons Live Project.

Democrats increase their Senate margin.

The margins for 2024 are likely to be slim. But that hides a larger story.

Discrimination? Issues? Incumbency?

A deep dive into why our politics are so broken.

One League went according to chalk. The other, very much not.

An example of rationalization.

Reading habits continue to evolve, not necessarily for the better.

“Peekaboo”

Sometimes politicians definitely say the wrong thing.

Why would a group that claims it has evidence of ballot harvesting refuse to turn it over?

It’s happened. What does it mean?

When procedures lead to more rejected ballots and fewer voters, what else is there to call it?

While there is an investigation, it doesn’t appear ballots were sold for “$10 a piece”

The legendary football player and coach is gone at 77.

Another example for the conversation.

Mayor Pete is being mocked for telling obvious truths.

The Vietnam War hero and one-term Georgia Senator has died at 79.

It turns out “the economy” isn’t just one thing.

The city’s second major championship was among the most improbable.

Running against Trump didn’t work this year.

Insiders argue that the era of Peak TV has contributed to shoddy practices on set.

Apparently, it’s higher than 67.

DC’s new area code is causing an identity crisis.

“Contemplation”

The long demographic trend continues.

It goes into effect next season.

Cries that American democracy is in jeopardy are not hyperbole.

Republicans who admit Joe Biden won the election fair and square are being driven from the party.

Let’s call it what it is.

Look at who’s lined up against H.R. 1.

Is a de minimus standard too small?