Outside the Beltway

We shouldn’t be surprised that Americans have noticed their grocery bill.

House Republicans still can’t get out of their own way.

The President’s support for labor and aggressive action on climate change are in tension.

The DC district attorney’s office is looking into allegations of masssive tax fraud.

They chose the ticket, now they are going for the ride.

A tale from the DeSantis’ Woke Wars.

Good news for the economy.

Is America’s military capable of fighting the next war?

Another call for letting kids be kids.

Get me higher than the grocery bill.

The times, they are a-changin’.

The show about nothing has a big legacy.

They’re not nearly as customer-friendly as they used to be.

BuzzFeed, Disney, and others are making big cuts.

A format unchanged since the Ford Administration* doesn’t suit the modern era.

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

ChatGPT is just the latest example of a perverse phenomenon.

A lot of huge investments have failed for a variety of reasons.

The silliness of “generations.”

A proposed rule would increase the freedom of a huge segment of the labor force.

“You can’t be against everything.”

Headline News Network is shuttering after four decades.

A MAGA challenger has already emerged for 2024.

The Needle is Broken

Describe the sound made when a sheep explodes.

President Biden is being pressured to face the music after the midterms.

They’re a bloc but also not.

Fifty-plus “local” news outlets are a front for David Brock and company.

The threat is not idle and the options for responding are not good.

The bloody conflict could go on for months, if not years.

It’s early, but here are some key numbers as they exist now.

The economic downturn is hitting groups in different ways.

Who should have the final say on the law of the land?

The 79-year-old will be 80 on his next birthday.

The Washington Post has fired a reporter for her rants against colleagues.

The first round produced two very different candidates.

An irregualr, ongoing series.

A fascinating report from the WSJ.

Stories of note sans write-ups.

Democrats want the DOJ to act more quickly.

Does it matter whether she’s a rube or a mastermind?

The ferocity of the global reaction to Putin’s invasion is stunning.

Most people liked it more than I did.

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

Musings about US politics and culture.

The West Virginia Senator has taken the football from Charlie Brown and gone home.

The electoral calendar affects who the electorate is.

Good news with mixed messaging.

The veteran character actor has died of cancer at 66.

Our love for cheap goods and services requires lots of people willing to work for very little.