Outside the Beltway

Stuck in the semi-public stage.

Weak and presidentialized.

A long overdue move.

It all comes down to Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and Michigan.

Will the first President convicted of crimes be the first convicted felon re-elected as President?

It’s depressingly short.

A famed political forecaster doesn’t believe the polls.

A republic if you can keep it, indeed.

Several glimmers of hope from the Ukraine funding bill.

MAGA Republicans have owned themselves whilst trying to own the libs.

It’s no longer just a Third World problem.

As the Silents and Boomers die off, their assets will be redistributed.

A century-old tradition has gone by the wayside.

The 2000 Democratic Vice Presidential nominee turned maverick is gone at 82.

A truly insane proposition.

The realignment of America’s political parties wasn’t quite what was hoped.

Yes, every special election is a very special snowflake, but trends do emerge

The problem that won’t go away.

Stop me if you’ve heard this one . . .

When checks and balances aren’t enough.

The highest court has agreed to expedite a ruling on a novel question.

The President has tepid support in the 18-29 demographic.

The party’s 2012 nominee is an indicator of how fall it has fallen.

A competent leader versus a lunatic would seem an easy choice. Alas.

A trailblazer is gone at 90.

A political trial for political crimes always yields a political result.

The longtime politician and statesman is gone at 75.

Call-out culture has become a circular firing squad.

The DC district attorney’s office is looking into allegations of masssive tax fraud.

The Electoral College is holding a nation of millions back.

The President is trying to change perceptions ahead of the election.

Thinking about what is predictive as well as the usefulness of historical case studies.

CNN gave the former Liar in Chief a huuuge platform.

The questionable ethics of living a lavish lifestyle based on high office.

A wrongheaded if longstanding position.

Newspapers across the country are dropping the popular strip over a racist rant.

President Biden’s dangerous gambit seems to have succeeded.

Carville, MTG, and hierarchy in America.

It’s becoming a sad joke.

The trailblazing television interviewer is gone at 93.

“You can’t be against everything.”

The elite consensus that free trade would bring them around is gone.

There are at most eight toss-up states for the 2024 Presidential election.

Looking at some historical data.

A deep dive into why our politics are so broken.

What should be the bar? Can it ever be reached?

A brilliant national security leader is gone too soon.