Outside the Beltway

Blue and red states alike are ending mask mandates and other restrictions.

Two popular Republican governors have declined a chance to join the World’s Greatest Deliberative Body.

It’s Manchin-approved.

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

Caesar’s wife must be above suspicion. Alas.

The pandemic seems to have broken the social contract.

Once again, today marks a day where folks who would never have supported Dr. King decide they should praise him

Elections have consequences: Old Dominion Edition

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

It took more than 24 hours but traffic is moving again.

People failing to treat emergencies as emergencies make matters worse.

In case anyone was wondering (and the GOP’s prospects are good).

When life doesn’t imitate art.

Apparently, getting her elected President is not a high enough priority in the Biden White House.

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

Is the stalwart of Senate bipartisanship interested in governing?

Democrats and Republicans are playing by different rules.

They’re searching for good times. But just wait and see.

Kimberly Webb Joyner, my first wife and the mother of my children, has been gone a decade.

An interesting argument, albeit about a tiny and vastly over-discussed segment.

The horrors never cease.

Academic freedom is just another word for nothing left to lose.

A serial criminal murdered five and injured dozens.

Will America re-elect an 82-year-old to the White House?

A largely mythical beast may become even more rare.

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

The electoral calendar affects who the electorate is.

Too woke! Not woke enough!

Going back to 1977 (there’s a pattern).

Providing a little bit of electoral history.

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

Running against Trump didn’t work this year.

Tip O’Neil’s famous saying hasn’t been true in a long, long time.

A piece in The Atlantic inspires thoughts.

Officers are under enormous pressure–including from the Federal government–to write tickets.

Can we stop pretending these trolls and grifters are Republicans?

44% of Republicans strongly disapprove of President Biden’s performance while only 22% of Democrats strongly approve.

Joe Biden has bet his presidency on a caucus that may simply be irreconcilable.

There is a lot of anger out there.

Late-breaking news may not matter that much anymore.

The enigmatic Senator is a world-class attention seeker.

The West Virginia Senator is the epicenter of contemporary American politics.

The Biden administration is not doing enough.

A spectacular fall for a man who has been at the center of the football world for three decades.

The President’s approval has plummeted, largely because of factors outside his control.

We’re an incredibly divided country but splitting it into two is impossible.

DC’s new area code is causing an identity crisis.

The political calculus of Arizona’s senior Senator is unclear.

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

More machinations from the mischievous mining mouthpiece.