Outside the Beltway

A few quick observations at the end of the week.

Capitol Hill Republicans are turning the concept on its head.

New evidence gets us a wee bit closer to a smoking gun.

It’s been more of a reading than writing morning.

Republicans killed their parents and demanding mercy for being orphaned.

Abortion is now illegal or heavily restricted in at least 11 states.

The most expansive firearms legislation in decades is likely to become law.

Some GOP governors are taking a stance against Trump.

Ezra Klein discusses the dynamics of American conservatism in historical perspective. Plus, he helps illustrate a key problem that we have in thinking about American politics (IMHO).

An unprecedented manuever in response to unprecedented obstruction.

The Ohio GOP Senate contest.

Anyone familiar with Betteridge’s law of headlines knows where this is going.

Did we not already know this?

An irregualr, ongoing series.

Speaker Pelosi has it. Is President Biden next?

It might feel good but it has zero impact on Putin.

A year after the Capitol riot, DOJ is coming after the most violent perpetrators.

Yes the riots were a disgrace but the Democrats . . . .

It doesn’t matter what I believe. It only matters what I can prove.

A historic achievement for the first-year starter.

An epic but improbable win.

They’re searching for good times. But just wait and see.

Representatives Choosing Their Voters Rather than Vice Versa, Chapter 412.

The erosion of representativeness continues.

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

This man is the face of the post-Trump party.

Working conditions rather than labor supply seems to be the issue.

A conversation in two parts.

Officers are under enormous pressure–including from the Federal government–to write tickets.

There is a lot of anger out there.

Women are increasingly dominating American higher education.

The President hit all the right notes.

J.D. Vance’s cynical suggestion.

A chance for a real investigation? Ruined legitimacy?

This time: the Alaska GOP.

President Trump’s destruction of longstanding norms continues under his successor.

An ugly situation that’s getting uglier.

Some Democratic election observers think so.

He will challenge Greg Abbott for the GOP nomination.

Thinking about party evolution and behavior going into 2022.

A bizarre development looks to upend it less than 24 hours after it was announced.

A lottery brings out the worst in a small town.

The inevitable is now very much in progress.

A third of the party’s Members of Congress voted against a popular bill.

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

Is a de minimus standard too small?

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

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

Quite a number of Democratic Congressmen are thinking about seeking a new job.