Outside the Beltway

The President’s support is considerably stronger among Black Democrats.

There will be lawyers.

He’s suddenly a billionaire after all.

Trump is giving aid and comfort to insurrectionists.

The perils of speaking loudly while carrying a small stick.

Israel’s prime minister is defying red lines and humanitarian concerns.

The Supreme Court has effectively derailed the main criminal case against the likely Republican nominee.

A new report puts the conversation in a different light.

On racism, Republicans, and names

What if one of the candidates is Hitler?

The mainstream media isn’t and shouldn’t become a counterpart to the right-wing infotainment complex.

It turns out, he wasn’t all that truthful.

A perennial fantasy has a new standard bearer.

It’s Nixon’s fault?

The parties do not control their labels.

What about Biden?

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?