Outside the Beltway

Economic Chart Edition.

The inmates are running the asylum.

A counterintuitive move.

If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em?

The US intelligence community and Silicon Valley are warning of a major threat.

When we do it, it’s negotiation. When they do it, it’s hostage taking—and terrorism.

A silly workaround to an infuriating problem that won’t go away.

An example of why its a good idea to wait for data before making policy decisions.

She is the shortest-tenured Prime Minister in British history.

What does objectivity mean in the Trump era?

The CPI has hit yet another four-decade high.

It’s happened. What does it mean?

The polls do not bode well for Democrats.

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

Resolving the legal issues will take time we don’t have.

The Democrats are apparently selling their omnibus spending package the wrong way.

Making sense of a weird story.

We’re at the lowest rate in generations.

The GA GOP is butting heads with corporations over HB202

Fox Business has abruptly sidelined its most popular host.

The 46th President has been busy signing proclamations signaling a new direction.

Another unassailable if boring cabinet choice.

Two prominent media pollsters are hedging their bets.

Sigh.

The two oldest major party nominees in American history are not inspiring great confidence.

An ambitious veepable. What a concept!

A world in which we’re all contractors is a dystopian utopia.

A non-exhaustive tour of Trump’s utterances on the pandemic since January.

The longtime Fox News host has re-emerged at an unusual spot.

The venerable apparel company is having a hard go of it.

A case where the rules probably shouldn’t apply to the President.

Next thing you know, they’ll tell us to eat vegetables.

It would be laughable, but the White House might be interested.

The state is voting during the high point of a global pandemic because Republicans forced it.

Trump’s approach from the beginning has been reality-denying. It makes it difficult to take anything the administration proposed seriously.

The administration’s handling underscores its poor governance skills (and the degree to which it doesn’t matter to supporters).

Michael Bloomberg is reportedly reconsidering his decision not to run for President.

Republicans from around the country want Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to run for Senate in Kansas. Because they’re afraid they can’t win without him.

The Trump Administration and 2020 campaign are clearly worried about the state of the economy. They should be, because it could be the one thing that dooms his re-election chances.

As a candidate, Donald Trump promised to bring jobs back to the United States, especially manufacturing jobs. It hasn’t worked out that way.

The economy slowed somewhat during the second three months of 2019, but the economic recovery still looks strong as we head into the 122nd month of positive growth.

After the census debacle, some reports indicate that Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross may be next on President Trump’s chopping block.

The independent who upended the 1992 Presidential race has passed.

A weird media narrative has formed.

Should the pundit class look more like America?

June’s jobs report brought in stronger than expected numbers but the fact that these numbers have not been consistent all year makes one wonder what the state of the economy really is.

The first Democratic debate drew record numbers on both nights.

White House aides asked the Navy to keep the USS John McCain “out of sight” while the President visited a Navy base in Japan earlier this week.

The Trump Administration is proposing another round of tariffs on even more Chinese goods.

Jobs Growth in April was much higher than expected, seemingly putting to rest for now fears that the economy might be slowing.