Outside the Beltway

What to call non-crazies who aren’t Democrats?

Politicians and other thought leaders are playing with fire.

Out Trumping Trump is possible because of Trump.

The courts can’t save us from ourselves.

The punishments are increasing as the worst of the worst are sentenced.

The worst of the worst Capitol Riot players have been brought to justice.

Pretty much.

The ball is now in Merrick Garland’s court.

A watershed moment in the prosecutions of the Capitol Rioters.

The corrupt leader is back for a sixth term.

“Moderate” is up, “Liberal” is down, and “Conservative” is static. What does it mean?

The Trumper consolidation of their control of the GOP continues.

A loudmouth III%er cried like a baby during his sentencing.

Can American democracy survive its information bubbles?

What is the right measure of success for the Committee investigating the Capitol riot?

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

We live in a bizarre timeline.

The Proud Boys, Trump family, and Alex Jones all filmed documentaries of their actions leading up to January 6.

A group of extremists are stopped from instigating a riot.

It was far more compelling than expected.

The laying out of the case begins.

The craziest damn thing you’ve ever heard of or a secret message to the crazies?

A key planner of the Capitol riot has agreed to testify against others in exchange for a lighter sentence.

Two hundred-odd people have pled or been found guilty. One has been acquitted.

The 45th President is unlikely to face Federal prosecution but state and civil suits are not going his way.

Musings about US politics and culture.

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

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

We’re likely to see more instances like the Capitol Riot and the Kyle Rittenhouse shootings.

Our system and the shaping of the GOP’s future.

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

He’s controversial but consistent.

A vague but inflammatory report sheds little light on the situation.

The weirdest goddamn story you’re likely to read today.

We’re hurting the feelings of those trying to destroy the country.

It’s harder than a looks, especially given the limited size of the problem.

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

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

Reflections on the events of 6 January two months later.

The man most famous for getting screwed out of a Supreme Court seat has a more interesting backstory.

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

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

Trump is careless with his words and extremists respond.

As we assess Trump’s role in all of this, it is important to think through what he did (and did not) do.

The President of the United States is an existential threat to the Republic.

Peaceful protests were once again followed by nighttime clashes.

The inevitable happened, as extremist organizations descended on DC.

They are standing by as ordered.

More of what we saw last night would be bad for the country.

A national nightmare that may not have changed many minds.