Outside the Beltway

The biggest entertainment product in America is getting bigger.

Knowing what FNC is likely saying without watching FNC.

Democrats increase their Senate margin.

Because sometimes the comment box is just too small.

Describe the sound made when a sheep explodes.

The most popular television product is running out of room to expand.

One League went according to chalk. The other, very much not.

There are too many products chasing too few consumers.

He failed to fulfill his oath.

Top Four likely makes things worse.

Magically mobilizing nonvoters isn’t going to happen (but it sounds nice, I suppose).

The longtime NFL reporter is gone at 67.

DC’s NFL franchise finally has a new name.

The legendary football player and coach is gone at 77.

The Hall of Fame coach and legendary broadcaster is dead at 85.

A historic achievement for the first-year starter.

An epic but improbable win.

A breakdown of a remarkable career that’s not yet finished.

Is the Worldwide Leader responsible oblivious to bigotry?

A spectacular fall for a man who has been at the center of the football world for three decades.

Thoughts on how we think.

Misc. stories worth noting, but that I don’t have time to write about.

Making it difficult for refuseniks works better than prizes.

It goes into effect next season.

Some interesting stories or columns that I’ll never get around to writing full posts on.

Most NCAA restrictions violate anti-trust law.

The inevitable is now very much in progress.

The latest front on the war on truth.

A criminal trial is a poor venue for solving society’s problems.

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

Pandemic-induced recession? What pandemic-induced recession?

Also some ironic positions on capitalism.

143 at the 11th hour.

Outliers are bad places to look for solid support of your argument.

Thus far, Disney+ and HBO Max are additive rather than cannibalizing competing services.

The days of one-stop media shopping are long gone.

The inevitable only took 105 years.

That which worked for petty business disputes was never going to work on this big of a stage.

The virus is real and infections and exposures have consequences.

A mind-boggling statistic.

Comparing the White House’s approach to that of sports leagues on testing.

COVID has given us a surreal calendar.

A long-winded and esoteric discussion about an elusive idea.

Black football players at Iowa complain they were treated differently—and also the same.

“Redskins” no more.

Another small step toward canceling the fall sports calendar.

The hopes of football in the fall are fading fast.

Athletes are getting bigger and stronger. Except those who aren’t.

Red lives matter.

Nike and FedEx may be able to do what Native American activists couldn’t.