Outside the Beltway

The latest strategic moral panic from the far right

The network’s longtime weekend anchor couldn’t take it anymore.

Generalities about an elusive and controversial phenomenon are unhelpful.

Vladimir Putin is banning commodity exports.

Two notorious cases indicate a policy shift on federal prosecutions of cases already tried in lower courts.

People, details do in fact matter!

Are we really being blocked from getting back to normal? And if so, what is the real barrier?

Is a contribution after an election different from one during an election?

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

We deserve better.

The highest court in the land issued a split decision on President Biden’s COVID policy.

The silly season has commenced a mite early.

A roundup of reflection on a somber anniversary.

The West Virginia Senator has taken the football from Charlie Brown and gone home.

Is the stalwart of Senate bipartisanship interested in governing?

Pew’s new typology shows the diversity of both US political parties.

He is heading to CNN+

Politicians controlling lines control voters (instead of voters controlling politicians).

Violence, masculinity, and American politics.

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

Mayor Pete is being mocked for telling obvious truths.

Joe Biden has bet his presidency on a caucus that may simply be irreconcilable.

The first modern stand-up comedian has died at 94.

The internecine fight over the budget is coming to a head.

Canada has more parties than the US, but still suffers representation problems due to FPTP elections.

The President has lost his patience with the unvaccinated.

A humanitarian crisis made worse by shameful delays.

The right questions are: 1) why do some some on the right like him, and 2) should this concern us all?

Hungary is part of a broader global trend, but the real issue isn’t Hungary, it is the Americans who praise Hungary.

Legislatures and school boards politicize what our kids are taught.

An interesting podcast conversation.

J.D. Vance’s cynical suggestion.

Another R/D cleavage?

Put the frustration where it belongs.

It’s not getting any better, folks.

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

Conservatives have lost it one generation at a time.

Thinking about party evolution and behavior going into 2022.

Some people claim there’s a woman to blame.

A completely unsurprising 6-3 decision.

Things that make you go Hmmm.

When he said he wouldn’t sign it if it wasn’t accompanied by a second bill, he wasn’t implying that he would veto it if it wasn’t.

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

We’re all apes. And some are willfully stupid about their public duties.

Republicans are more partisan—and distrustful of government—than Democrats.

Should live-saving drugs be protected intellectual property?

The least controversial subject in school is suddenly controversial.

The reaction to the pandemic has long since been about much more than the pandemic.