Outside the Beltway

Some empirical insights into American partisan politics.

With pundits like this, no wonder we have the problems we have.

Trump issues an EO; now we wait on the legal challenges.

The longest government “shutdown” in history has no end in sight.

Ready or not, the campaign has begun.

Trump has been basing disaster funding to states based on local partisan control.

The Nick Fuentes phenomenon.

Sounding a barbaric yawp over the streets of the world.

Johnson is acting more as an agent of the president than of the Congress.

Thank you for your attention to this matter!

Democrat wins special election to represent Trump’s home district in Florida.

How it started and how it’s going.

They were previously behind Iran.

ICE, ICE baby?

An American patriot is gone at 81.

“It takes money to kill bad guys.”

Shutdown follies are not victimless.

A majority describe the morality and ethics of their fellow citizens as “bad.”

They have a right to do anything we can’t stop them from doing.

Just more evidence of how our institutions help shape our parties.

Usually president care what the public thinks, especially at times of major military action. Not this time.

Apathy all the way down.

USA! USA! USA!

The evidence is thin.

The libs are so owned.

Enough is never enough.

The case has major implications beyond the taxation issue.

Michelle Obama thinks so.

A correct but disturbing ruling.

Sad and strange circumstances have forced the Democratic party to become the conservative party now. It’s important to remind ourselves of what is good in our lives and what is worth defending. 

The 47th President is flooding the zone.

About half the country wants about half of Trump.

The sitting Vice President isn’t getting blamed for the economy.

The first woman to serve on the Supreme Court is gone at 93.

Joe Manchin has come around on a pared back BBB, surprising just about everyone.

Democrats and Independents are losing their enthusiasm. But some perspective is needed.

The House Judiciary Committee is seeking to obtain the material presented to a Federal Grand Jury by former Special Counsel Robert Mueller.

Robert Mueller has agreed to testify before Congress in public. Testimony that is likely to be the big story of the summer.

We already know enough to impeach.

As I have noted before: party trumps institutional pride. The Barr testimony is just another example.

Robert Mueller objected to the Attorney General’s characterization of the final report he submitted, reports indicate.

Another demonstration that evidence doesn’t much matter in modern American politics.

The Lawfare gang and Popehat weigh in.

Robert Mueller appears to be winding down his investigation and getting ready to submit a report to the Attorney General.

Bill Clinton walks back his comments about extending the Bush Tax Cuts in the most unbelievable manner possible.

When John McCain declared that Sarah Palin could beat President Obama, it was easy to dismiss. But when the architect of the Democratic strategy in 2008, says the same thing, you have to listen.

A government that robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul.