Outside the Beltway

Two April Fool’s Day orders are no joke. And they’re apparently causing confusion.

Because of course it was.

We may be on the verge half a century after our last experiment.

Neither the Democrats nor the Republicans truly represent most Americans. Fixing that is exceedingly unlikely.

One can see the faintest hint of a backbone in the former Vice President.

The Commonwealth’s undemocratic political system is, shockingly, unrepresentative of the will of its people.

Greatest democracy in the world, right?

It seems that some Americans are relocating to be with people who share their social and cultural views.

Because of course he did.

Let’s not start celebrating just yet.

A year after the Capitol riot, DOJ is coming after the most violent perpetrators.

The beloved comedian and actor is gone at 65.

Fraudsters caught!

A pioneering Black actor is gone at 94.

After more than a year and countless investigations into election fraud, the big lie continues to be a big lie

A roundup of reflection on a somber anniversary.

It took more than 24 hours but traffic is moving again.

The governor of Texas vows to finish what Trump started.

Opponent of vaccine mandates succumbs to Covid-19.

Democrats and Republicans are playing by different rules.

We’re three short years from the next election.

An epic but improbable win.

The Biden admin is about to take a demilitarized group off the terrorist list and some people aren’t happy about it.

A pattern is emerging.

Will America re-elect an 82-year-old to the White House?

It’s usually more effective to run for something rather than against someone.

A sign of our times.

Let’s look at the numbers and the clear effects of policy choices.

A long-overdue change appears to be happening.

This time: Senator Marco Rubio.

The number continues to rise.

The evidence is pretty clear: vaccinations are key, not weather (but that won’t stop people from trying to say otherwise).

We’re an incredibly divided country but splitting it into two is impossible.

DC’s new area code is causing an identity crisis.

The Catch-22 of passing a massive spending bill in an undemocratic system.

Thoughts on how we think.

The Democratic legislature is likely to set aside the map proposed by the independent commission.

It’s happening again. This time, it was easily preventable.

A new story archetype is all too common.

The system is not defensible.

As the pandemic’s effects continue to worsen in Florida, DeSantis continues to play the worst kind of politics.

The President is looking for any leverage he can to get refuseniks vaccinated.

Part of the ongoing, slow-motion tragedy.

Whataboutism about a visit to Whataburger (and other tales of obfuscation).

Yet another wave.

Mediocre legal education doesn’t pay.

It’s not just cases.