Outside the Beltway

Did the Trump stunt backfire? Or just an anomaly?

CNN gave the former Liar in Chief a huuuge platform.

The fired propagandist has had an epiphany about bullshit.

The controversies over our geriatric Congress continue.

The former President gets too much credit for his ability to manipulate news coverage.

One of these is not like the other.

Is this how the cult ends?

Her emphasis on turnout has helped other Democrats but she’s a two-time loser.

Headline News Network is shuttering after four decades.

Discrimination? Issues? Incumbency?

The attack at the Pelosi house should surprise no one.

Will voters overlook the elephant in the room?

Touting the accomplishments of the last two years isn’t working.

President Biden had a meeting with some historians. The horrors.

What does objectivity mean in the Trump era?

A large plurality of the network’s viewers think left wingers trying to make Trump look bad are to blame.

The new honcho at the original 24 hour news network wants to be more subtle and less alarmest.

It was yuuuge! And nobody saw it!

Are you going to believe this index or your own lyin’ eyes?

More on primaries with a foray into Madison and the general politics of power-seekers and incentives.

The face of Fox News is not the bow-tied buffoon from his “Crossfire” days.

A twist on an evergreen debate.

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

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

Hillary Clinton edition.

A media critic argues we pay outsized attention to the goings-on at Fox, MSNBC, and CNN.

What happens if the Supreme Court overturns Roe v Wade?

The Catch-22 of passing a massive spending bill in an undemocratic system.

Well, this escalated quickly.

Some recent news items that add to concern about American democracy.

Another R/D cleavage?

Even incredibly abnormal Presidents are Presidents.

Would a woman with his credentials be taken seriously?

Overruling every case President Trump was involved in is getting silly.

Most agree that it was good theater. But it’s not clear what they’ve proven.

Could the Vice President end the filibuster herself?

Fox Business has abruptly sidelined its most popular host.

The live coverage of Wednesday’s assault on American democracy underplayed its seriousness.

Our long national farce is over.

Revisiting predictions about what would happen if what has happened happened.

One man’s fecklessness has gotten untold people sick.

Preying on the fears of old white people is good business.

“We are a cancer and there is no cure,”

The longtime Fox News host has re-emerged at an unusual spot.

I don’t see it.

The Senator from Minnesota is no longer a candidate for Vice President.

The state of American debate is not strong.

Former prosecutors are suddenly “out.”

The President’s unhinged Twitter rants have drawn a rebuke from an unlikely source.