Outside the Beltway

Arguments and analyses that are, well, turkeys.

COVID has given us a surreal calendar.

A long-winded and esoteric discussion about an elusive idea.

Another small step toward canceling the fall sports calendar.

The hopes of football in the fall are fading fast.

The evidence is clear. Injustice feeds rage and rage sometimes boils over.

A new study estimates how many lives were saved in 30 American cities.

The coaching legend led the 1972 Miami Dolphins to the only perfect season in NFL history.

Until our kids go back to school, we can’t go back to work.

This isn’t likely to end any time soon.

Who can keep count?

You can’t make this stuff up.

The field winnows further.

The basketball legend and his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, were among five fatalities.

A legendary newsman has passed.

Given the times we live in, you may be tempted to argue about politics tomorrow. Here’s my advice — don’t do it.

Trump takes credit for stopping his “friend” Xi from attacking Hong Kong protesters.

Beto O;Rourke finally faces reality.

A custody case out of Texas raises issues about how to react to and treat a child who identifies as a gender different from their biological sex.

The officer involved in the shooting death of a woman in Fort Worth, Texas has been charged with murder.

Another police shooting of an innocent African-American. This time in Fort Worth, Texas.

After an emotional sentencing hearing that included an extraordinary display of mercy and forgiveness from her victim’s family, former Dallas Police Officer Amber Guyger was sentenced to ten years in prison.

Former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger was convicted of ,murder in the death of Botham Jean, an innocent man who was murdered for the “crime” of being in his own apartment.

Trump threatens civil war if he’s removed from office.

Another day, another mass shooting and, as is becoming all too common in this country, this one appears to have been racially motivated.

In memoriam.

New estimates place the Cowboys and Yankees at the top of the list of the most valuable sports franchises in the world.

He could lose the popular vote by an even larger margin in 2020—and still coast to re-election.

The independent who upended the 1992 Presidential race has passed.

Every offseason re-aligns the sport in fascinating ways.

Donald Trump has endorsed a proposal by a Republican Senator to ban flag burning.

President Trump’s tariffs are having a noticeable, and negative, impact on global economies. The President doesn’t seem to care.

Having exhausted their word list and the competitors, the contest ended with octo-champs.

Bart Starr, who led the Green Bay Packers to five N.F.L. Championships in the pre-Super Bowl era and in Super Bowls I and II, has died at the age of 85.

One of the most well-known architects of the modern era has passed away.

The President revived an old debate but added some new twists.

The New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago metro areas are all losing people.

The Texas Congressman has decided to forgo another Senate bid and instead focus his energies elsewhere.

Critics on both the Left and the Right rightly see an injustice here but the US Supreme Court allowed it to happen.

Herb Kelleher, who helped found an airline that revolutionized the industry thanks to his unconventional choices, has died at the age of 87.

I’m not saying it was aliens, but……..

Former Dallas police office Amber Guyger has been charged with murder in connection with the September shooting of Botham Jean in his own apartment.

George H.W. Bush,, who served his nation as a warrior, Congressman, Ambassador, Vice-President, and President, has died at the age of 94.

Some examples from 2018 of the problems with single seat districts.

As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly.

Beto O’Rourke should consider running again in 2020, but not for President.

As expected, the midterm elections ended up being a split result that gives Democrats and Republicans alike reason to celebrate.

America’s tradition of unlimited free expression increases the danger of violence.

Just when I thought political humor was dead.

Amber Guyger has been fired by the Dallas Police Department, now it’s up to the justice system to hold her accountable for her actions.