Outside the Beltway

The number of Americans professing no religious affiliation is on the rise. This will have some interesting cultural and political implications.

General (Retired) Michael Hayden has some harsh, and concerning, criticisms of the Trump administration.

Tim Pawlenty is attempting a comeback in Minnesota. It won’t be easy.

If the polls are any indication, Democrats may fall short in their bid to take back the House in November.

After six months, Angela Merkel has apparently succeeded in forming a coalition government.

The tragedy in Florida last week revealed once again how hyperpartisanship is destroying our politics and harming the country.

In May, Irish voters will vote on a referendum to remove the near-universal ban on abortion in the nation’s Constitution. And it looks as though it will pass.

And a little Electoral College for good measure.

The economy grew in the final quarter of 2017, but at a slower pace than earlier in the year and far slower than what the President has promised.

The deal that led to the end of the Federal Government shutdown isn’t sitting well with the progressive wing of the Democratic Party.

House and Senate Republicans say they have reached agreement on a final tax bill, and Democrats are engaging in an effort to delay a vote in the Senate until Doug Jones can be seated.

After nearly four decades in power, Robert Mugabe has stepped down after a military coup. What happens next is another, more complicated, question.

The differing reactions among Republicans in Washington and the base of the Republican Party to the charges against Roy Moore have enhanced a civil war inside the Republican Party.

An attempt to explain the consequences of institutional design.

The Moore situation illustrates the nonhierarchical nature of US parties. This is nothing new.

Spanish Prime Minister Rajoy has said he will act to remove Catalonia’s pro-independence leadership from power.

President Obama spoke out yesterday against his successor and the America he has created.

The ‘No Labels’ movement is back, and it’s as irrelevant to contemporary politics as ever.

As expected, a group of Democratic states is suing the Trump Administration over the decision to end the DACA program.

A key step in the Colombian peace process.

Ignorance of history and process is a hallmark 17th Amendment repeal arguments.

A new study shows that Baby Boomers no longer account for the largest segment of voters in the United States.

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear its first case on partisan gerrymandering in more than ten years, but opponents of the practice shouldn’t start celebrating just yet.

The political party formed by French President Emmanuel Macron just about a year ago scored big wins in yesterday’s first round of legislative elections.

A night of carnage and depravity in the United Kingdom.

Even with the revelations of the last three weeks, impeaching the President is still largely a fantasy.

As usual, an attempt to explain congressional behavior brings us back to the issue of our basic institutions. The way we elect congress matters.

An assessment of the 45th President’s first 100 days.

One month in, some Trump supporters are starting to wonder if he will actually deliver on what he promised.

While vigilance is called for, America will survive Donald Trump just as it has survived everything else we’ve faced since the nation’s founding.

In the end, there was no other logical choice.

A Federal Judge has dismissed a lawsuit that tried to make an end-run around the Senate and put Merrick Garland on the Supreme Court.

On Tuesday night the Establishment won and won yuge. (From new OTB contributor, Michael Bailey)

Reports of the demise of the Democratic Party have been greatly exaggerated.

Initial reports for the third quarter show strong economic growth during the summer;

With twenty-one days to go until Election Day, things are looking very good for Hillary Clinton.

One of the last survivors of Israel’s founding generation has passed away.

Gary Johnson is doing better than any third-party candidate in twenty years, but that doesn’t mean he’s likely to get an invitation to the upcoming Presidential debates.

The nature of US parties means that Trump more or less is the GOP at the moment, and hence the GOP will do nothing about Trump.

Big losses for proponents of Voter ID laws in two swing states.

The second night of the Democratic Convention seemed much calmer than the first, as the Clinton campaign moves forward toward the biggest speech of Hillary Clinton’s life.

A look at the state of the race before the two party conventions begin.

Marco Rubio changes his mind, and drops the first hint that he’s already thinking about the Presidential race in 2020 or 2024.

Libertarian Party Presidential nominee Gary Johnson is doing quite well in the polls, when pollsters bother to include him.

The cartoonist and student of human psychology is fascinated by the con artist who would be president.

An historic achievement.

An increasing number of Republican politicians are finding reasons to skip the Republican National Convention.

With two former Republican governors running under its banner, is there such a thing as a “Libertarian Party”?