Outside the Beltway

We’re witnessing something not seen since 1989.

It’s time to up our protection game.

Hammerin’ Hank is gone.

Amending the Constitutional through unconstitutional means is a very bad idea.

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

Yesterday showed that Biden understands the “dignified” part of politics.

Biden’s America is a place and idea in which the trappings of empire or glory are ephemera in comparison with perennial human relationships—families; friendships; communities; schools; neighbors; partners.

News from California.

Yet again: this is not “just the flu”

The Crimson Tide’s best season is one that shouldn’t have been played.

Deaths are on the rise.

The best two teams in college football play for it all amid some controversy.

The story played out just as we all thought it would.

Our cultural divide over the pandemic is turning us into worse people.

The Academy is prioritizing football glory over honor.

Trump brags about being the “most admired” and provides yet another example of poor understanding of data.

It’s easy to mismanage what we don’t have to see.

Social media makes the line much harder to draw.

His tantrum stopped checks over the weekend but Congress called his bluff.

As we approach the new year, the virus is at its peak.

First whining about losing, now whining about legislation. (And creating chaos along the way).

Roger Stone, Paul Manafort, and Charles Kushner are among last night’s lucky recipients.

The President of the United States is an existential threat to the Republic.

73 cadets violated the honor code while taking an exam remotely.

The science and ethics are not the hardest part of determining who should go first.

Meanwhile, a report states that a Trump admin official pushed infections to promote herd immunity.

A country music legend is yet another victim of COVID.

Masklessly criss-crossing the country.

A grim reminder.

The right to worship trumps the public’s health.

The virus is real and infections and exposures have consequences.

Truly the dumbest timeline.

We spend so much time fighting over who should be in power that we don’t get anything important done.

They know Trump lost the election yet are aiding his outrageous assault on democracy.

Yet another grim milestone.

The inevitable happened, as extremist organizations descended on DC.

The Pundit’s Fallacy meets opportunism.

A quadrennial tradition.

It’s getting worse, not better.

Contrary to the assertions of some, this isn’t going away.

Predicting a Biden wave.

Trump has pulled ahead in some individual polls but Biden continues to have a commanding lead.

When early voting meets tragedy.

Fear of a reprise of 2016 is still with us.

The Army is finally getting its World War II uniforms, one base at a time.

The data on Sweden and Covid-19 don’t fit the media narrative.

Up is down. Down is up.

Another unwelcome milestone that magical thinking won’t fix.

Trump’s leadership style encapsulated.