Outside the Beltway

Who should pay whom for what?

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

The Manhattan DA could move as early as next week.

Here we go again.

Tales of threat assessment and media reactions.

Leftovers from last week and over the weekend.

Playing two-level games.

Some depressing stats.

A little debt ceiling, a little higher ed, and other misc delights.

The market for competent centrists.

Some stories worth noting but not at great length.

The longtime journalist is gone at 100.

The trailblazing television interviewer is gone at 93.

The biggest entertainment product in America is getting bigger.

Electoral Count Act reforms are “hidden” in the bipartisan budget bill.

House Democrats are releasing them because they can.

Facial recognition technology and its uses.

The President will be the 2024 Democratic nominee. Get used to it.

The Biden Administration wants clean energy but only for some.

Sports fans enjoy watching sports. How much does politics impact that?

Go ahead and pop a few.

Covering the coverage.

With a win in Nevada, the party will retain at least 50 seats.

Putin is committing war crimes in retaliation for an attack on a legitimate military target.

Republicans have died at a far higher rate than Democrats.

Candidate quality can matter.

The veteran newsman is gone at 84.

CNN’s original anchorman is gone at 82.

American parties are coordination problems with shared branding.

A loudmouth III%er cried like a baby during his sentencing.

A disease spreading mostly among gay men is now infecting small children.

The nature of American political reporting distorts our perception of reality.

An already awful system on steroids.

The West Virginia Senator has pulled away the football yet again.

When belief is more important than facts

As Democrats gain college-educated voters, they’re losing Hispanics and men.

It was yuuuge! And nobody saw it!

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

A recurring genre about presidents.

Despite their military trappings and propaganda, they’re seldom heroes.

An unprecedented manuever in response to unprecedented obstruction.

The Biden Administration is constantly bragging about its actions against Russia. Is that wise?

Another journalist has been fired for a cardinal sin.

Crises tend to be distracting.

Republicans are aghast that he’s abandoned his principles.

Whether dupes or active participants, the damage is real (and points us back to 2016).

It would appear to be the case.

The plans to replicate the chaos in the Great White North are not coming together.