Outside the Beltway

The fact-checkers blew this one and blew it big.

Looking to Federalist 22.

An artist engages with her critic.

Separate investigations are merging, with a criminal component being added.

A reckless campaign of violence has now targeted American journalists.

Great news—with a rather huge caveat.

Here we go again.

We’re at the lowest rate in generations.

Mostly about how not to do it.

The Supreme Court justice least concerned with precedent wants to overturn a longstanding one.

Rudy may not be a very good lawyer…

Another early COVID myth has been shattered.

The trends over the last half century are really something.

The long shift of population from the Rust Belt to the Sun Belt continues—with the unusual exception of California.

The US has more shots available than willing arms while those in the developing world are dying.

The President has overturned decades of US foreign policy and alienated a NATO ally for, well, reasons.

Are we thinking about job training all wrong?

Would a woman with his credentials be taken seriously?

Jimmy Carter’s Vice President and the 1984 Democratic nominee has died at 93.

It’s not just Red states that put up too many barriers.

The economy looks to be in full recovery. But it’s not clear how much credit the President deserves.

The semantic debate is obscuring the actual public policy issue.

Thousands of centrifuges have been destroyed.

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

President Biden’s pollster has made an amazing discovery.

An internal review is calling for America’s business paper to diversify its appeal.

A quirk in our system combined with shrewd gamesmanship will give them unprecedented power.

An odd complaint from parents who voluntarily send their kids to religious schools.

The Internet killed the newspaper without really replacing it.

It makes sense for large-scale venues, yes? But making sense is not the issue.

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

A subtle but odd change in house style for the Paper of Record

A loon wolf terrorist who followed Louis Farrakhan was responsible.

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

The 6th Circuit is allowing a professor fired for misgendering a transwoman to sue his state university.

Competing analogies and externalities.

Many states are moving to a first come, first served basis for COVID shots.

Apparently, all those states legislating on transgender kids playing sports are doing it for no reason.

The Excelsior Pass is the nation’s first. Will it start a trend?

The beloved author of children’s books had died days short of her 105th birthday.

The author of “Lonesome Dove,” “Terms of Endearment,” and so many more great novels is gone at 84.

The downfall of Andrew Cuomo shines a light on toxic workplaces and governance styles.

An interesting proposal to improve tax collection.

We’re about to spend a whole lot more money.

The U.S. Senators and a U.S. Representative beg to differ.

Credulous reports notwithstanding, there’s more to the story.

There are legitimate ethical and liberty questions but they’re outweighed by the benefits.

Deal-making in Washington is next to impossible.