Outside the Beltway

Pointless change that will increase costs and create confusion.

The Biden administration’s mandate has been lifted immediately.

There are too many variables to make generalized calculations.

When procedures lead to more rejected ballots and fewer voters, what else is there to call it?

Elections have consequences: Old Dominion Edition

It doesn’t add up.

Two stories about our culture’s focus on punishment

The highest court in the land issued a split decision on President Biden’s COVID policy.

A lone judge has halted the military’s vaccine mandate.

The Rogue Warrior is gone at 81.

Working conditions rather than labor supply seems to be the issue.

It’s usually more effective to run for something rather than against someone.

The evidence is pretty clear: vaccinations are key, not weather (but that won’t stop people from trying to say otherwise).

The Catch-22 of passing a massive spending bill in an undemocratic system.

What malarkey is this?

The President is looking for any leverage he can to get refuseniks vaccinated.

Despite a rising groundswell of support, the obvious solution to our crisis has not been implemented.

COVID vaccine hesitancy is just the tip of the iceberg.

President Trump’s destruction of longstanding norms continues under his successor.

A thorough review of the fairness of the process will be conducted.

Short-term politics and long-term harm.

Public health shouldn’t be made into a partisan issue.

Most NCAA restrictions violate anti-trust law.

The project that has been on-again, off-again since 2008 seems to be off for good.

Great news—with a rather huge caveat.

It’s undemocratic and we should get rid of it. But doing so isn’t a panacea.

Look at who’s lined up against H.R. 1.

It doesn’t work like the movies, Senator.

No, Colorado’s voting regulations are not roughly the same as Georgia’s.

A truly silly characterization from Senator Mike Lee.

Balancing practical considerations and religious observances.

Deal-making in Washington is next to impossible.

And what GOP opposition says about the party.

And a discussion of markets (and a warning about partisanship).

The loaners, the dreamers, and schemes.

The problem is theoretical at best and cannot stop the Senate from acting.

It’s time to up our protection game.

Let me point you to a reform proposal.

News from California.

Not of governance.

The right to worship trumps the public’s health.

Governing without Congress has its price.

Yet another twist in an ongoing saga.

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

The hopes of football in the fall are fading fast.

The federal judge who oversees treatment of detained immigrant children has had enough.