Outside the Beltway

The latest variant of the “No Justice, No Peace” threat is unhelpful.

A problematically wide-open election in difficult times.

The Free State may have gotten just a little freer.

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

Judges are pressuring prosecutors to strike deals, most of which will be for misdemeanors.

Reflections on the events of 6 January two months later.

Yet another reminder about pathologies of US democracy.

How should we balance public health and fundamental rights?

The aftermath of the January 6 Capitol riots runs into the First Amendment,

There are multiple ongoing plots and reasonable fear of infiltration of security forces.

A one-time denizen of Blogger’s Row at CPAC has come a long way.

The live coverage of Wednesday’s assault on American democracy underplayed its seriousness.

A large, well-trained police force was unprepared for a foreseeable crisis.

The absurd notion that the President of Senate is the arbiter and judge of the electoral vote.

The detective who shot her and another who prepared the warrant have been ousted nine months later.

A long overdue–and complicated—recognition.

The inevitable only took 105 years.

Peaceful protests were once again followed by nighttime clashes.

Music legend John Lennon’s life was cut tragically short four decades ago.

The inevitable happened, as extremist organizations descended on DC.

A lame duck President has fired his Secretary of Defense and replaced him in probably violation of the law.

Look, either you believe in democracy or you don’t.

Just when you thought the 2020 campaign couldn’t go any lower.

They are standing by as ordered.

A national nightmare that may not have changed many minds.

Whether the delusions of a madman or a deliberate scheme to poison the waters, there’s cause for concern.

It is about finding ways to combat minority rule.

A new poll shows meaningful shifts in public attitudes.

The latest FNC poll has more good news for Biden.

New numbers show more consistency.

The politics of protests.

We’re winding down to Election Day. Where do we stand?

The pandemic is having serious effects in the region, and they will persist for some time.

The convergence of design flaws in the constitution and a flawed leader have brought us to brink of an electoral crisis.

Preying on the fears of old white people is good business.

The National Security Advisor to Presidents Ford and GHW Bush has died.

The President has hit rock bottom.

Yet another incumbent has lost his primary contest.

Framing matters.

The rules are different if you’re famous.

The reporting demonstrates the uncomfortable truth.

We were much slower and have higher non-conformity than countries that have it under control.

The ‘outside agitators’ trope strikes again.

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

Shame on him for defending authoritarian actions.

The similarities are obvious. The differences are more important.

A thought experiment on what we have seen in Portland.

A hundred days out, a wave election is the best bet.

Cops aren’t soldiers or spies but fellow citizens.

Pentagon officials are speaking out about the militarization of police.