Outside the Beltway

Manipulating public opinion with dubious survey research.

Is that right? If so, is it reasonable?

Many young, progressive Jews are feeling unwelcome in young, progressive circles.

What we believe and what we say we believe are often not the same.

The U.S. average is under $4 for the first time in months.

Some light fundraising whilst waiting for mum to die.

An already awful system on steroids.

We live in a bizarre timeline.

She? Xe? Xem? Let’s call the whole thing off.

An ugly divorce exposes a gap in our legal structure.

Tragedy has played out so often that it has become a statistic.

Another journalist has been fired for a cardinal sin.

A former Virginia police officer has been found guilty, partly on the testimony of a former colleague.

What if the “fake news” is really fake news?

The longtime aggregator is now serving mostly non-news content.

Apparently, it’s been a one-sided affair up until now.

Providing a little bit of electoral history.

Late-breaking news may not matter that much anymore.

The liberal media is giving all their attention to the tax and spend Democrats!

A series of reports show just how extreme the vaccination issue has become.

It’s not getting any better, folks.

There’s got to be a better way.

Vaccination is voluntary but refusal is not without consequence.

You know, some light weekend thoughts.

The saga continues.

There’s no voting in baseball.

The disgraced loser remains as popular as ever with his base.

Gracious concessions are the norm except when they’re not.

Let’s just say Rasmussen is an extreme outlier.

Trump basically confirmed all but one aspect of the Atlantic story.

Sloppy thinking by those who object to vote-by-mail.

The rules are different if you’re famous.

Sometimes, a cigar is just a cigar.

A new study estimates how many lives were saved in 30 American cities.

The pandemic is massively more livable given modern technology.

Women didn’t vote for her either. But that doesn’t mean sexism didn’t play a role in her loss.

A real world illustration.

Sigh.

It’s increasingly challenging to discuss media coverage because we’re all consuming a hand-selected bit of it.

The freshman Congresswoman is getting it from all sides.

Glenn Reynolds announced via his USA Today column that he has deleted his Twitter account.

A glance at Memeorandum demonstrates a problem that we’ve mentioned numerous times over the years.

A race for the Virginia House of Delegates straight out of a civics book.

The Los Angeles Times breaks what seems like a non-scandal.

The juxtaposition of two headlines at memeorandum is amusing.

When I saw the entry at memeorandum proclaiming that “Wikipedia Is Now Trying To Eliminate The Federalist’s Online Entry,” I was flummoxed.

Why is the marriage ceremony the government’s concern?

A CBO report on the Affordable Care Act is getting a polarized reading.

Marin Bashir’s ugly comments about Sarah Palin are being compared to Rush Limbaugh’s ugly comments about Sandra Fluke.

A Pentagon Equal Opportunity training manual points out the obvious.