Outside the Beltway

The convicted criminal has been released pending appeal.

The legendary AP politics reporter is gone at 87.

The safety gap between affluent, white and poor, minority communities has grown over the last three decades.

Shockingly, they’re not remotely equivalent.

We’re likely to see more instances like the Capitol Riot and the Kyle Rittenhouse shootings.

A long peek at history in the making.

A contrast in styles.

Working conditions rather than labor supply seems to be the issue.

Officers are under enormous pressure–including from the Federal government–to write tickets.

The first modern stand-up comedian has died at 94.

Pretrial rulings strengthen his self-defense claims.

A former cast member charges that the show about equality wasn’t equal.

Eleven years after it was canceled, the police procedural is being brought back for a 21st season.

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

Making it difficult for refuseniks works better than prizes.

The longtime TV pitchman is gone.

J.D. Vance’s cynical suggestion.

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

What we know about those arrested for the 6 January insurrection.

Should he be worried about the appearance of partisan gaming?

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

A quirk in our system combined with shrewd gamesmanship will give them unprecedented power.

Also some ironic positions on capitalism.

The Lone Star State is celebrating its independence in a big way.

The talk radio megastar has died, aged 70.

The disgraced loser remains as popular as ever with his base.

Its founders are laughing all the way to the bank.

The longtime public servant has died, aged 100.

David Brooks is the leader in the clubhouse.

A large, well-trained police force was unprepared for a foreseeable crisis.

Thinking about unsupported narratives and a little bit about data usage.

A silly, sexist WSJ op-ed has generated plenty of attention.

The inevitable only took 105 years.

That which worked for petty business disputes was never going to work on this big of a stage.

Arguments and analyses that are, well, turkeys.

A shameful farce continues to unfold.

A variety of factors have led to better survival chances for those hospitalized with the disease.

A rock and roll legend is gone too soon.

The one-time wunderkind, blogging pioneer, and same-sex marriage champion is now on the outs.

The legendary Georgetown basketball coach is gone.

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

Black football players at Iowa complain they were treated differently—and also the same.

Shame on him for defending authoritarian actions.

At what point does a demonstration become something else?

Portland may be a preview of what’s to come.

A researcher has documented 66 separate incidents since May 27.

A marked rise in shooting deaths is going largely unnoticed.

Red lives matter.

“Lift Every Voice and Sing” will reportedly precede the “Star-Spangled Banner” in the opening week.