Outside the Beltway

Reggie Jackson and playing baseball in the Deep South.

The fine line between xenophobia and patriotism.

Voters in Mexico, India, and South Africa are making their voices heard.

Most of the biggest countries in the world have birth rates below replacement level.

After weeks of protest, a solid effort.

Seven decades after de jure segregation was outlawed, de facto segregation is alive and well.

A minor gaffe is overshadowing a more complicated story.

A legendary actor is gone at 87.

A long tradition continues unabated.

It’s harder than I would have thought.

The Washington Post proves that, no matter how hard you try, you can’t cover some stories neutrally.

Apparently, Making Germany Great Again is controversial.

On racism, Republicans, and names

Fulton County Prosecutor’s alleged relationship with special prosecutor could derail the trial

The target this time: Nikki Haley.

John Fetterman says he’s not a progressive.

A television icon is gone at 101.

The DeSantis crackdown on academic freedom is having its desired effect.

White Christian nationalism and the fight for control of America.

Hasan Minhaj is a serial liar. Does it matter?

A counterintuitive move.

A new book looks at the confluence of geography and disadvantage.

Back when people were kinder and man’s word was his bond.

Doubling down on state standards on slavery.

Those who refuse to learn about the past often perpetuate its mistakes.

Today’s youth cohort might actually vote.

A quick follow-up to a previous post.

Thoughts after reading Part 2 of the Reuter’s series, “Slavery’s Descendants”

Slavery is an inextricable part of our past, whether we want to talk about it or not.

The rioting never seems to stop.

The inevitable has happened. Now for the fallout.

Another call for letting kids be kids.

In a world of fixed positions, is debating in good faith really worth it?

Some interesting (and potentially disturbing) polling trends.

Our surroundings quite literally change how we see the world.

A perennial question.

There’s a fine line between upholding cultural norms and structural racism.

Tuberville claims he was taken “out of context.”

Inventing outrage in an already outrageous world.

UPenn law professor Amy Wax as a test case.

Teachers are frustrated over interference from outside.

Whither American civil religion?

Newspapers across the country are dropping the popular strip over a racist rant.

The controversial AI has some interesting programming quirks.

A moderate Republican almost diagnoses the problem.

There’s training on uncomfortable subjects. Oh noes!

What Americans say they want in the Oval Office.

Discrimination? Issues? Incumbency?