Outside the Beltway

A post that’s only tangentially related to cancel culture.

Generalities about an elusive and controversial phenomenon are unhelpful.

The longtime NFL reporter is gone at 67.

Thomas gets the ball rolling, and I take off from there.

Whether dupes or active participants, the damage is real (and points us back to 2016).

Actions deemed unthinkable days earlier are suddenly mandatory.

With masks off, political leaders are urging people to get out there and spend money.

A remarkable display of blaming the victim (by the victimizer).

The Russian leader is isolated and under tremendous pressure.

The American President is once again leading the free world.

Pundits like Thomas Friedman struggle with premature prognostication.

Some of our citizens are at greater risk under relaxed mask guidelines.

NATO has stepped up in a pleasantly surprising way to resist the Ukraine invasion.

Putin’s forces are in Kyiv.

Right wing protestors are expected to attempt to create (more) gridlock in the capitol later today.

The much-anticipated escalation has happened. Now to see how the United States and its allies respond.

Because of course he did.

What if the “fake news” is really fake news?

Musings about US politics and culture.

Did you know that the elephant population has tripled over the last six months?

DC’s NFL franchise finally has a new name.

The American way of war kills a lot of noncombatants.

A ginned up controversy regarding a border nature reserve has escalated.

People, details do in fact matter!

Let’s not start celebrating just yet.

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

An irresponsible Trump-era practice continues.

Apple’s iMessages and teen chic.

Are Fauci, the CDC, and others getting a bum rap?

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

A roundup of reflection on a somber anniversary.

People failing to treat emergencies as emergencies make matters worse.

The head of the House investigatory committee seems to think so.

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

A media critic argues we pay outsized attention to the goings-on at Fox, MSNBC, and CNN.

A woman who declared “Civil War is coming” and “they have to kill me” has asked for and received leniency.

A pattern is emerging.

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

The erstwhile QAnon Shaman will spend another three-and-a-half years in jail.

The average American is neither progressive nor all that interested in politics.

Kids 5-11 are getting their COVID shots at a rapid pace, but will it continue?

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

A massive investigation into the Capitol riot looks at what came before, during, and after.

The tabs must flow.

The appetite for content and clicks turns sensationalizes news that isn’t news.

A piece in The Atlantic inspires thoughts.

A sign of our times.

The convicted criminal has taken his shenanigans to court.

Replacing the social media giant ain’t easy.