Outside the Beltway

The mommy blogger known as “Dooce” has taken her own life.

When winning is the only acceptable outcome.

The lunatic fringe idea is both appealing and unworkable.

A member of the inaugural Rock and Roll Hall of Fame class and the most recent Country Music Hall of Fame class is gone at 87.

A new trial that might not have happened with a plea

With choices like these it’s easy to understand why people take plea deals

Not Mayberry. Not even close.

Another example for the conversation.

The Vietnam War hero and one-term Georgia Senator has died at 79.

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

The legendary country music singer-songwriter known as “The Storyteller” is gone at 85.

Is a de minimus standard too small?

A country music legend is yet another victim of COVID.

Nike and FedEx may be able to do what Native American activists couldn’t.

Tuesday’s elections continued a trend in which Republicans have lost support among suburban voters, even in deeply red states. Guess who’s responsible for that.

The Supreme Court issued a significant ruling on Monday that could make it easier to buy and sell alcoholic beverages across state lines.

Supreme Court watcher Jeffrey Toobin speculates that Clarence Thomas could be the next Supreme Court Justice to step aside.

On Wednesday, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in a case that could make it easier for consumers to buy and ship wine and other adult beverages across state lines.

Tomorrow the Supreme Court will hear oral argument in a case that could make it easier to order and ship wine from out-of-state retailers.

In the end, the race between Cindy Hyde-Smith and Mike Espy was not even close.

The GOP’s hold on the Bob Corker’s Senate seat in Tennessee may be in jeopardy.

RIP. Queen Of Soul

President Trump’s short list of potential Supreme Court nominees consists mostly of conventionally conservative, well-qualified, jurists.

More whimsical than most of my selections but we could use that right about now.

Dodge is facing controversy this morning for using the words of Martin Luther King Jr. in a Super Bowl commercial, but they’re not the only party who may have some questions to answer.

Contrary to expectations, jobs growth in December was relatively modest.

A country music legend has passed.

St. Louis will lose its second NFL team in 28 years as the Rams go home to LA.

A man with one of the more unique political and personal resumes in recent memory has passed away.

A black leader is running a billboard campaign to improve his community. Racism ensues.

Corporal Jordan Spears died in a V-22 accident in operations against the Islamic State.

Congressional elections have become “nationalized” to a far greater extent than they have ever been.

Once again, Rand Paul is challenging conservative orthodoxy.

The RNC wants to limit primary debates, but it’s not clear that’s a good idea.

Don’t blame Dallas, or 60s era Texas conservatism, for what happened in Dallas 50 years ago,

The Blues began a century ago yesterday, with the release of WC Handy’s “Memphis Blues.”

A corner has ruled the death of a handcuffed man in the back of a Jonesboro, AR police cruiser was a suicide. Needless to say, questions remain.

Another round of economic statistics suggests that we’re unlikely to see any real improvement between now and Election Day.

White babies now constitute slightly less than half of American births.

Disturbingly large percentages of Republicans still don’t think the President was born here.