Outside the Beltway

Republicans competing to see who can be the toughest on crime

Did you know that the elephant population has tripled over the last six months?

John Robert Lewis Hall (plus the soapiest fountain of them all).

A too-small step in the right direction.

Caesar’s wife must be above suspicion. Alas.

Once again, today marks a day where folks who would never have supported Dr. King decide they should praise him

Elections have consequences: Old Dominion Edition

A pioneering Black actor is gone at 94.

A number of GOP politicians criticized Trump over 1/6 and some resigned.

When life doesn’t imitate art.

The 83-year-old Justice is playing a dangerous game.

Some stories of possible interest.

It’s not compelling.

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

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

A just verdict—but just a verdict.

A depressing magazine piece argues it is.

Will America re-elect an 82-year-old to the White House?

This man is the face of the post-Trump party.

The average American is neither progressive nor all that interested in politics.

Another example for the conversation.

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

Senator Romney and the latest edition of the senatorial pro-filibuster op/ed.

A piece in The Atlantic inspires thoughts.

Joe Biden has bet his presidency on a caucus that may simply be irreconcilable.

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

The trailblazing soldier-statesman has died at 84.

It does not create better deliberation.

What malarkey is this?

News of the ongoing pandemic.

Legislatures and school boards politicize what our kids are taught.

Another example of structural racism.

An arrest underscores what the problem isn’t.

Another 6-3 decision along ideological lines.

A completely unsurprising 6-3 decision.

Discussing the filibuster.

A pandemic and the rise of Zoom meetings unleashed an academic theory into the wild.

And linkages to broader US politics.

You know, some light weekend thoughts.

We’re all apes. And some are willfully stupid about their public duties.

The post really isn’t about Sinema as much as it about a theory of poltiics.

Federal police officers continue to be immune from lawsuits.

A third of the party’s Members of Congress voted against a popular bill.

The latest bogey man is likely not well understood.

The least controversial subject in school is suddenly controversial.

Let’s call it what it is.

Jimmy Carter’s Vice President and the 1984 Democratic nominee has died at 93.

The latest variant of the “No Justice, No Peace” threat is unhelpful.

It doesn’t work like the movies, Senator.