Outside the Beltway

There are many barriers to true freedom.

Can it overcome demographics and decoupling to sustain its current unprecedented growth?

Antiquated counting methods lead to misallocation of resources.

Can the Misery Index be far behind?

Outrage over the outrage is outrageous.

Glimmers of hope for those involved in government service delivery

You’re a monster, Dr. Grinch, Your heart’s an empty hole.

The rat race of becoming a physician and maintaining one’s license is more intense than popularly understood.

The average American is neither progressive nor all that interested in politics.

Another example for the conversation.

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

$1.75 trillion ain’t $3.5 trillion but it’s something.

The veteran character actor has died of cancer at 66.

The President seems to have persuaded the progressives in his party to settle for half a loaf.

A former cast member charges that the show about equality wasn’t equal.

The actor known for his roles on “The Wire” and “Boardwalk Empire” is gone at 54.

Because why the hell not.

A series of mismatches mean would-be workers can’t find employment despite an abundance of openings.

The long demographic trend continues.

The President is in open defiance of the Supreme Court.

The cost of raising a university’s profile.

Almost everyone in households making over $75,000 are protected from COVID.

President Trump’s destruction of longstanding norms continues under his successor.

Another case of word choice overriding intent.

The Commonwealth is much more diverse than national election returns might indicate.

An unfunded mandate remains in place.

Our junior enlisted members make far less than that.

The latest bogey man is likely not well understood.

Don’t believe everything you see on TV.

Jimmy Carter’s Vice President and the 1984 Democratic nominee has died at 93.

The semantic debate is obscuring the actual public policy issue.

The politics and the science are in conflict.

We can all agree that it’s important but not what it is.

A George Mason economist has an intriguing idea but maybe he has it backwards.

We’re about to spend a whole lot more money.

It’s easy if you try.

An opportunity for unity and a restoration of normal order.

We’re witnessing something not seen since 1989.

A parting shot from the Trump administration.

Thinking about unsupported narratives and a little bit about data usage.

Some square pegs are being forced into some round holes for the sake of inclusion.

Perhaps the most normal thing President Trump has done.

They are standing by as ordered.

Already-high rates have been exacerbated by the pandemic.

The AG is Trump’s lawyer, not ours.

A shocking and yet completely unsurprising development.

A controversial monument in Little Italy has been destroyed.

Some explosive charges in the former National Security Advisor’s book.

The pandemic is highlighting an international shame.

He’s doubling down on hypocrisy.