Outside the Beltway

Tudor’s down. No laughing or drinking, just a crippled party.

The ayatollahs face the biggest challenge to their authority in the history of the regime.

A new book raises fundamental questions about how far journalistic objectivity should extend.

How well has the famous thesis fared?

Makin’ his way the only way he knows how, that’s just a little bit more than the law will allow.

The fading tabloid still has significant influence.

Manipulating public opinion with dubious survey research.

They could be overstating support for Democrats. Or understating it. Or be more or less right.

More details from the Alaska special election.

For the first time in a long time, Presidential approval numbers and voter preferences aren’t’ aligned.

What does objectivity mean in the Trump era?

Original blogger AllahPundit is leaving Hot Air after 16 years.

The President delivered a rousing stump speech from Independence Hall.

A repeat of 1860 can’t happen. But something even worse could.

Truth Social is not doing all that well.

As more details emerge about the documents he stole, defenders are falling away.

Gallup has him at his highest point in a year.

The intersection of politics, morality, and meaning.

Thoughts on the scenarios.

Is it time to call the whole thing off?

“Moderate” is up, “Liberal” is down, and “Conservative” is static. What does it mean?

The Trumper consolidation of their control of the GOP continues.

A bill that was never about the thing it’s called doesn’t do that thing.

A 2020 blowout has long been presumed. But maybe it won’t happen.

A new meme started by Republican leaders is mostly false.

The former President and his supporters are crying “weaponization of the justice system.”

“America can survive the demagogues themselves, it’s their audience that will kill us.”

Some 4500 tip line reports were simply turned over to the White House and not investigated further.

Hardball politics or dirty pool?

Instead of a clenched fist of support, it was a big middle finger to Sweden and Finland.

The Schumer-Manchin compromise includes a massive increase in the tax collection budget.

A loudmouth III%er cried like a baby during his sentencing.

You have to be suspicious of people who enjoy gangster movies a bit too much.

Approval is down (again).

Capitol Hill Republicans are turning the concept on its head.

The Forward Party will almost certainly go nowhere.

Can American democracy survive its information bubbles?

She’s almost certainly going to lose her House seat. Can she get a promotion?

Are plurality winners less legitimate than popular vote losers?

A theory floated in Bush v Gore could radically change American elections.

What should conservatives who can’t support the party of Trump do?

The nature of American political reporting distorts our perception of reality.

Meeting with people who are essentially couplotters should be disqualifying.

An embarrassing photo demonstrates the perils of leading the free world.

What is the right measure of success for the Committee investigating the Capitol riot?

Ruy Teixeira finds that Hispanics aren’t yet woke.

New evidence gets us a wee bit closer to a smoking gun.

With record-low poll numbers, the grass roots wants someone new on the ticket next time.

Elon backs out.