Outside the Beltway

A legendary guitarist is gone at 78.

“Cooking with gas” could become a thing of the past. But it probably won’t.

A brilliant journalist is gone at 44.

The longtime journalist is gone at 100.

Some thoughts on polling and the news since 2016.

A new Census definition has changed classifications slightly. It doesn’t go nearly far enough.

Another reason so many get their information from biased outlets.

What a too-good-too-be-true story shows us about the modern news business.

The trailblazing television interviewer is gone at 93.

The Pope Emeritus has died at 95.

Could it be that he was untruthful?

The soccer legend has passed at 82.

Should Secretary Pete have done more?

Michael Barone on out-migration from some Blue states.

A perennial outrage.

It’s the spirit of the season.

Why a paper got the story right and no one paid attention and polls over opposition research

The past just won’t let him be.

How an apparent serial fabulist got elected to Congress

Facial recognition technology and its uses.

The ball is now in Merrick Garland’s court.

I don’t think that means what he thinks it means.

The late Chief Justice was right; his successors are wrong.

There are at most eight toss-up states for the 2024 Presidential election.

Did you even notice?

The years-long NYC investigation finally bears some fruit.

The man is a dangerous nut.

Washington has imposed a contract that workers rejected.

Traffic deaths are going down in most of the world. Not here.

Our English-speaking brethren have much less tolerance for massacres than we do.

New details are emerging about possible motivations.

Can moderate Republicans take back their party?

The lines aren’t everything, but they need more attention than they get.

Some of the early reactions to the inevitable announcement tell the tale.

The stand-up comic is gone at 76.

Thinking about what was likely and what wasn’t.

A surprising factoid in a bad election for the party.

The New York Post and Wall Street Journal are blasting the losing loser.

A low bar has been cleared.

The 2020 loser has doubled down on losing.

The chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee lost his re-election.

The Needle is Broken

An interesting wrinkle in the 2024 race.

The Justice Department is looking to inoculate itself against charges of partisanship.

A deep dive into why our politics are so broken.

Local issues barely matter in Congressional races anymore.

We likely won’t know on Election Night.

A few stories to consider.

A member of the inaugural Rock and Roll Hall of Fame class and the most recent Country Music Hall of Fame class is gone at 87.

Another frivolous suit making a mockery of the American tort system.