Outside the Beltway

The re-election campaign is quietly forming but don’t expect an announcement any time soon.

How long rather than how many?

The rules for voting in America vary widely.

A former dissertation advisor and two Army War College professors are speaking out against the gubernatorial candidate.

Candidate quality can matter.

Roberts may not like it, but SCOTUS is political and does have a legitimacy problem.

What does objectivity mean in the Trump era?

The President delivered a rousing stump speech from Independence Hall.

Pfizer and Moderna will soon roll out protection against newer strains.

The iconic basketball player, coach, and civil rights leader is gone at 88.

The man most famous for his turn on “Leave it to Beaver” has passed from liver cancer aged 77.

Republicans competing to see who can be the toughest on crime

The beloved comedian and actor is gone at 65.

A pioneering Black actor is gone at 94.

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

The legendary football player and coach is gone at 77.

Gotta clear them all.

Kimberly Webb Joyner, my first wife and the mother of my children, has been gone a decade.

Is media coverage of experts’ struggles to understand COVID helpful?

There is a lot of anger out there.

Apparently, it’s higher than 67.

The serial sex offender will be released from prison.

The saga continues.

Looking to Federalist 22.

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

Defense of the filibuster tend to be a combo of mistakes and mythology.

Now, we’re just haggling over price.

America’s institutions are undemocratic but only some of them are a product of the Constitution.

Social media makes the line much harder to draw.

More packages are being mailed than ever and USPS can’t keep up.

The phone tour continues.

A shadowy flight into the realm of evidence that does not exist.

This time in the PA Supreme Court

Arguments and analyses that are, well, turkeys.

A shameful farce continues to unfold.

In a sane world, Joe Biden’s election win would not have come as a surprise. Alas . . . .

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

All the major outlets are finally acknowledging the obvious.

Hopefully, we can finally declare a President-Elect today.

The picture is becoming clearer.

Monmuth’s latest.

Trump has pulled ahead in some individual polls but Biden continues to have a commanding lead.

Instead of a second presidential debate, we got competing TV shows.

A fundamental building block of our system makes it nearly impossible to fix.

Already-high rates have been exacerbated by the pandemic.

The American political system is broken but it’s not fair to blame that on its architects.

A marked rise in shooting deaths is going largely unnoticed.

Outside agitators, including white supremacist groups, are shaping public perception of the George Floyd protests.

A new study estimates how many lives were saved in 30 American cities.