Outside the Beltway

Localities are consolidating local elections to coincide with national ones. Some don’t like that.

The margins for 2024 are likely to be slim. But that hides a larger story.

One of these things is not like the other.

This kind of “analysis” drives me nuts

The ship is abandoning the sinking rat.

There was some quiet meddling going on.

The “America First” slate of candidates lost all but one contest.

The New York Post and Wall Street Journal are blasting the losing loser.

A low bar has been cleared.

The Needle is Broken

A deep dive into why our politics are so broken.

We likely won’t know on Election Night.

What will it take to end the cycle of violence?

The Fed is expected to stall the economy to fight inflation.

Fifty-plus “local” news outlets are a front for David Brock and company.

The Nebraska Republican got an offer he can’t refuse.

How a hideous, diabolical, pestilential, God-abandoned hellhole became our 3rd largest state.

Tudor’s down. No laughing or drinking, just a crippled party.

Candidate quality can matter.

For the first time in a long time, Presidential approval numbers and voter preferences aren’t’ aligned.

A repeat of 1860 can’t happen. But something even worse could.

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

How much say should the community have in what’s included?

Hardball politics or dirty pool?

They’re going to wait until after the midterms to decide whether Iowa and New Hampshire stay at the front of the line.

Abortion is now illegal or heavily restricted in at least 11 states.

Half a century have passed since a botched burglary changed history.

Are we too regulated for our own good?

Why would a group that claims it has evidence of ballot harvesting refuse to turn it over?

Party leaders are treating an electoral defeat as inevitable.

The polls do not bode well for Democrats.

A Michigan jury believed the FBI created the crime.

The SAT is a poor measure of college aptitude but it’s better than most others.

Because of course it was.

Neither the Democrats nor the Republicans truly represent most Americans. Fixing that is exceedingly unlikely.

Why clearing criminal records makes economic sense

DC’s NFL franchise finally has a new name.

The court wisely deferred to Congress in setting its own rules.

Apple’s iMessages and teen chic.

It doesn’t matter what I believe. It only matters what I can prove.

After more than a year and countless investigations into election fraud, the big lie continues to be a big lie

That didn’t take long.

Some stories of possible interest.

A lot of America is simply over the pandemic, even if it isn’t over us.

A historic achievement for the first-year starter.

We’re three short years from the next election.

An epic but improbable win.

Our system and the shaping of the GOP’s future.

Representatives Choosing Their Voters Rather than Vice Versa, Chapter 412.

Another example for the conversation.