Outside the Beltway

We’re mostly back to “normal” while yet another new strain is surging.

The longtime NFL reporter is gone at 67.

No casualties, American or otherwise, have been reported.

Putin is a monster, but he may also be just as irrational as the rest of us.

The Democratic strategist and longtime talking head is gone at 73.

Is the past still the past?

Since when is it a crime to say stupid things on “The View”?

The legendary football player and coach is gone at 77.

The biggest news doesn’t always get the most attention.

The television star increasingly known for her longevity has passed days shy of her 100th birthday.

You’re a monster, Dr. Grinch, Your heart’s an empty hole.

In the age of vaccines, should we stop worrying about the pandemic?

A long peek at history in the making.

Gotta clear them all.

The veteran character actor has died of cancer at 66.

Eleven years after it was canceled, the police procedural is being brought back for a 21st season.

He beats the alternative.

Two decades after a day we’ll not forget.

The actor known for his roles on “The Wire” and “Boardwalk Empire” is gone at 54.

Because why the hell not.

The actor best known for his role as Lou Grant has died at 91.

The legendary country music singer-songwriter known as “The Storyteller” is gone at 85.

A guy I’ve never heard of is apparently replacing the legendary Alex Trebek.

Mediocre legal education doesn’t pay.

The longtime TV pitchman is gone.

Part of a disturbing trend.

Texas and Oklahoma have reopened Pandora’s Box.

The tech giant is even more powerful than you think.

A big shoe has dropped.

The inevitable is now very much in progress.

If the younger generation seems to be maturing later, there are good reasons.

Thousands of centrifuges have been destroyed.

Is he bogarting all the good documentaries?

The author of “Lonesome Dove,” “Terms of Endearment,” and so many more great novels is gone at 84.

The media became the story but the President was the news.

His stale jokes about eating dog have drawn fire for years.

Pandemic-induced recession? What pandemic-induced recession?

Israel is taking an aggressive approach to inoculation.

A periodic reminder.

Its founders are laughing all the way to the bank.

Most Americans have never even heard of it.

Aung San Suu Kyi and her top officials are under house arrest.

Mike Lindell’s behavior is both farcical and dangerous.

The Crimson Tide’s best season is one that shouldn’t have been played.

Hashtag: You’re Fired.

Trump’s lack of fealty to truth and reality gives supporters an out (if they choose it).

The President who promised to “Make America Great Again” has made her a laughingstock. And worse.

The days of one-stop media shopping are long gone.