Outside the Beltway

Cruel punishment is not unusual.

The court amplified its power at the expense of the administrative state.

A reasonable ruling clarifying a poorly-written prior opinion.

Progressive activists are preparing to “democracy-proof” the country.

He’s ratcheted up what Trump started but also shifted focus.

A massive change to the business environment — if it survives judicial scrutiny.

The courts would likely allow restricting a Chinese data mining operation popular with American teenagers.

It is a bit of a mess.

The GOP caught the car and now doesn’t know what to do.

A well-intentioned but likely doomed effort.

A new report puts the conversation in a different light.

A growing scourge may be next to impossible to stop.

Cost cutting and the decline of venerable brands.

The sad joke continues.

A small but positive step.

A bureaucratic nightmare.

Why it’s inevitable and what it means.

We need reform.

A tale of slow-moving bureaucracy.

Helping the victims of degree mills.

A decision that makes no obvious sense.

It’s Nixon’s fault?

The oldest state institutions of higher education are spending money to make money.

The state has banned the teaching of science in science classes.

Another entry into the ongoing performative politics of Ron DeSantis.

Neither Republicans nor Democrats are happy. But one man is.

A 5-4 ruling overturns a unanimous decision from 1985.

Who knew they got cell reception?

The personnel bureaucracy reinterpreted regulations.

We’re getting weird policies almost nobody is asking for.

A wildly ambitious goal.

It’s time to ban a growing and dangerous practice.

A sensible compromise on a controversial issue.

Legal analysts are skeptical.

A pending lawsuit seeks to settle those questions.

Safety, trade-offs, and risk assessment.

Some long-overdue safeguards are being implemented.

The Biden administration had little choice but to act.

The left and right are attacking basic rights. But not equally.

Should we expect privacy from our own cameras?

The Supreme Court’s conservative majority is signaling an unfavorable ruling.

“The GOP” is not a singular unit.

A brief foray into looking at Alabama state policy on fighting addiction.

Affluence comes with a cost.

“Cooking with gas” could become a thing of the past. But it probably won’t.

A moderate Republican almost diagnoses the problem.

Should Secretary Pete have done more?

Michael Barone on out-migration from some Blue states.