Outside the Beltway

There has been a steady decline the last five years.

Back when people were kinder and man’s word was his bond.

Slavery is an inextricable part of our past, whether we want to talk about it or not.

Gallup’s annual Values and Beliefs survey has some interesting results.

Thinking about what is predictive as well as the usefulness of historical case studies.

Why have Americans lost trust in their institutions?

Gallup has him at his highest point in a year.

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

Approval is down (again).

The Forward Party will almost certainly go nowhere.

Could Alaska point the way to a solution?

Are you going to believe this index or your own lyin’ eyes?

The Democrats have lots of problems. Salesmanship is pretty far down the list.

Very little progress has been made towards racial justice.

The apparently eminent demise of abortion rights has reignited an old debate.

The polls do not bode well for Democrats.

Links and infographics.

Being too cautious and careless are not equal sins.

And Biden approval down.

Aggregate self-identification doesn’t tell us much, but the breakdowns do.

Once again, today marks a day where folks who would never have supported Dr. King decide they should praise him

Gallup has the 2021 numbers.

The safety gap between affluent, white and poor, minority communities has grown over the last three decades.

It turns out “the economy” isn’t just one thing.

Doing nothing is still a choice, and the legitimacy crisis is here, like it or not.

The President’s approval has plummeted, largely because of factors outside his control.

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

What we know about those arrested for the 6 January insurrection.

A lot of Americans think so.

It turns out a 51-50 Senate majority isn’t enough.

49 percent of Americans lean Democratic, compared to 40 for Republicans. Yet a plurality identify as Independent.

It makes sense for large-scale venues, yes? But making sense is not the issue.

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

Some thoughts on voter enthusiasm and EV scenarios.

Fear of a reprise of 2016 is still with us.

Chuck Schumer and company sent a signal to their base against a fait accompli.

Let’s just say Rasmussen is an extreme outlier.

He has the largest lead of any challenger since modern polling began in 1936.

Will we ever be satisfied?

A majority of Americans of every sex, race, education, income, or region do the right thing. With one exception.

If the Democrats win back the White House in November, it’ll be no thanks to men.

The conversation continues. (Warning: it is over 3000 words).

The President seems to be enjoying a mild rally effect.

It’s a reasonable question but not the right one.

President Trump is reportedly considering boycotting the General Election debates next fall.

New polling shows that the American public does not support the President and his trade war.

Paul Volcker, the Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board who put an end to the rampant inflation that threatened to choke the American economy, has died at 92.

A new poll finds that a strong majority of Americans support life in prison instead of the death penalty.