Outside the Beltway

How long can the unsustainable be sustained?

The obstacles to fixing the problem are many.

And yet the state still extracted their pound of flesh

A potentially more representative map that still underscores deep flaws in our system.

The latest strategic moral panic from the far right

A new trial that might not have happened with a plea

With choices like these it’s easy to understand why people take plea deals

It seems that some Americans are relocating to be with people who share their social and cultural views.

But from what? Comparing two stories from Tennessee that show our society’s contradictory impulses when it comes to “protecting the children.”

An epic but improbable win.

Get vaccinated edition

It’s happening again. This time, it was easily preventable.

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

As workplaces require proof of health status, a new debate has started.

COVID vaccine hesitancy is just the tip of the iceberg.

It’s not getting any better, folks.

He will challenge Greg Abbott for the GOP nomination.

Is a de minimus standard too small?

A really weird proposal to solve a problem that probably doesn’t exist.

Specifically: the former confederacy and Democratic dominance.

Maybe his title should be “Minority Follower.”

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

Steve Sarkisian joins a frustrating trend.

The best two teams in college football play for it all amid some controversy.

In hindsight, there were more than a few clues.

An exploding RV did substantial property damage but caused only minor injuries to bystanders.

Too little, too late.

The Party of Lincoln went over the cliff like lemmings in support. It’s tough to see how they recover.

A FiveThirtyEight-inspired message from the Democrats doesn’t compute.

Less Trumpy Trump still Trump.

Rudy Giuliani and a hack tabloid are trying to revive the Burisma story.

The trend line shifted this week.

Outside agitators, including white supremacist groups, are shaping public perception of the George Floyd protests.

“Will some people be affected badly? Yes.”

We’re putting people in an impossible position.

Not a great night for the former New York major. But he still has $54.5 billion to comfort him.

A bad night for Bloomberg and Warren has radically reshaped the race.

He’s campaigning in her home state and Amy Klobuchar’s, too. And may win both.

Which ones have you owned?

The primary season has just started. It is almost over.

America’s mayor talks like a snake oil salesman/conman.

The media coverage continues on script.

Proposed mid-stream changes could help Bloomberg, hurt Sanders, and divide the party.

A binary choice will produce a worse outcome than necessary.

Comet 2I/Borisov originated from an unknown star system and has made its way from the cold dark of interstellar space into our neck of the woods.

Mike Bloomberg isn’t officially a candidate for President yet, but he’s getting closer.