Outside the Beltway

Mediocre legal education doesn’t pay.

An interesting podcast conversation.

J.D. Vance’s cynical suggestion.

It’s not perfect but it beats our usual approach to picking winners and losers.

A reckless campaign of violence has now targeted American journalists.

The downfall of Andrew Cuomo shines a light on toxic workplaces and governance styles.

While progressives in the party are often frustrated with the West Virginia Senator, he is demonstrating yet again that he’s no Republican.

Those expecting Bernie Sanders’ agenda are sorely disappointed.

Reacting to the asymmetrical polarization of the electorate.

The Senate parliamentarian has ruled against ramming it through in the COVID relief bill.

The Senate’s last conservative Democrat is taking President Biden’s call for unity seriously.

Now, we’re just haggling over price.

Nevada is mounting a challenge to the rural, lily-white states that always go first in the presidential primary gauntlet.

Some political history,

AOC v. MTG: one of these things is not like the other.

Policy wonks are seeing a refreshing return to the normal order. Some believe that’s a bad thing.

Will there be in-fighting? Yes. A break-up? No.

Does online performance logically devolve into rage and violence?

A startling number than may understate the problem.

When an apolitical process gets politicized.

The 46th President’s foreign policy team is taking shape.

The transition is on pace despite President Trump’s best efforts.

The Pundit’s Fallacy meets opportunism.

The iconoclastic journalist is out at the publication he founded.

Anonymous bullshit from the New York Post.

The official campaign to oust Donald Trump is off to a good start.

What would a reborn GOP look like and who would vote for it?

Yet another incumbent has lost his primary contest.

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

A useful insight from the former late night comic.

The Senator from Minnesota is no longer a candidate for Vice President.

The Tara Reade allegations haven’t hurt the presumptive nominee with the party.

We need a better vocabulary for treating the spectrum between rude and horrific.

Dan Drezner makes an interesting comparison.

The 58-year-old may have a post-presidency unmatched in history.

A much-needed call for unity.

A progressive idea that could win conservative support.

Sanders supporters need to get on the bus.

He has ended his bid for the Democratic nomination.

Some internal cracks in terms of continuing?

Ego trumps all?

Even amidst a national crisis, he refuses to do the right thing.

It’s time to end this thing.

The race is over but Bernie’s still running.

Looking back at my predictions about the 2020 Democratic race.

He’s a long way from 1991 delegates but no one can beat him.

We may be seeing the beginning of the end.

The former VP is focused on beating Bernie Sanders but his team is looking ahead.

The Democratic wagons continue to circle around Biden.

He’s repelling the people he needs to mount a comeback.