Outside the Beltway

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.

That didn’t take long.

A woman who declared “Civil War is coming” and “they have to kill me” has asked for and received leniency.

A pattern is emerging.

Will America re-elect an 82-year-old to the White House?

The erstwhile QAnon Shaman will spend another three-and-a-half years in jail.

The electoral calendar affects who the electorate is.

Too woke! Not woke enough!

Going back to 1977 (there’s a pattern).

Providing a little bit of electoral history.

It’s usually more effective to run for something rather than against someone.

Running against Trump didn’t work this year.

Joe Biden has bet his presidency on a caucus that may simply be irreconcilable.

Let’s look at the numbers and the clear effects of policy choices.

DC’s new area code is causing an identity crisis.

J.D. Vance’s cynical suggestion.

What we know thus far.

I know obscenity when I see it and this ain’t it.

COVID vaccine hesitancy is just the tip of the iceberg.

Lymantria dispar just doesn’t have the same ring to it.

An arrest underscores what the problem isn’t.

One party is divided on how to govern and the other is united in not governing.

Here we go again.

A shocking yet unsurprising statistic.

RussiaGate is back in the news but the story is unlikely to move the needle.

It’s seemingly just a matter of time before recreational use is allowed throughout the United States.

He probably lacks the legal authority. And business interests in is state will fight hard against him.

A Trump-era policy designed to screw over blue states may actually be a good one.

An all-time boxing legend is gone.

HR1 is a national approach to expanding voter access. State legislatures are trying to both expand and restrict the vote as well.

The Lone Star State is celebrating its independence in a big way.

The Senate’s last conservative Democrat is taking President Biden’s call for unity seriously.

House Democrats have done what their Republican colleagues refused to do.

Roger Stone, Paul Manafort, and Charles Kushner are among last night’s lucky recipients.

The Party of Lincoln went over the cliff like lemmings in support. It’s tough to see how they recover.

Perhaps the most normal thing President Trump has done.

A tale so bizarre it is hard to believe it is real.

The lies aren’t working anymore.

One man’s fecklessness has gotten untold people sick.

The inevitable has happened.

Injecting data into the conversation.

Anonymous bullshit from the New York Post.

Remember how people used to think he was playing multi-dimensional chess?

The President has hit rock bottom.