Outside the Beltway

A poor answer to a softball question has created unnecessary controversy.

John Fetterman says he’s not a progressive.

A never-ending saga of politicians choosing their voters.

The anti-Trump forces are rallying around the former South Carolina governor and UN ambassador.

And, not surprisingly, about parties.

The party’s 2012 nominee is an indicator of how fall it has fallen.

Three increasingly-embarrassing defeats is all you get, apparently.

A competent leader versus a lunatic would seem an easy choice. Alas.

Demonstrators once again breached Hill security.

It’s . . . complicated.

Also: calls for his resignation.

A perennial fantasy has a new standard bearer.

Vivek Ramaswamy’s national coming out party was, well, interesting.

West Virginia University may be the canary in the coal mine.

The Irish singer-activist is gone at 56.

Some New York Republicans are fighting for their constituents and against the GOP leadership.

Forget the cafe latte, screw the raspberry iced tea.

All states but one receive more in federal money than they pay out in taxes.

What’s more important, appearances or action?

Eight state have withdrawn from a system to prevent illegal voting because of ignorance and agitation.

They join DC and San Francisco.

Are they bored? Delusional?

Can the fat man take down the elephant in the room?

A weird twist to the online leak story.

The Baretta actor and acquitted murderer is dead at 89.

Newspapers across the country are dropping the popular strip over a racist rant.

Facial recognition technology and its uses.

This kind of “analysis” drives me nuts

The ship is abandoning the sinking rat.

Alas, it probably doesn’t matter.

A thought inspired by the PA Senate race.

Apparently, more expensive versions of products are often better.

A few stories to comment on that did not lead to full posts.

American parties are coordination problems with shared branding.

The former President and his supporters are crying “weaponization of the justice system.”

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

The Forward Party will almost certainly go nowhere.

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

An already awful system on steroids.

The 6-3 ruling broke down on predictable lines.

More ugly revelations about the football hero turned politician.

Some GOP governors are taking a stance against Trump.

When doing the right thing is the wrong thing.

A potentially more representative map that still underscores deep flaws in our system.

Oklahoma’s near-total ban is part of a larger trend.

Because of course it was.

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

Blue and red states alike are ending mask mandates and other restrictions.

Let’s not start celebrating just yet.