Outside the Beltway

Apparently, we’re not supposed to drink the stuff.

Cops aren’t soldiers or spies but fellow citizens.

The lousy hybrid option has been scrapped in favor of a worthless virtual one.

Comparisons with 2016 all work against Trump’s re-election.

If you are wondering why masks are political, look no further than 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

A civil rights legend has passed.

“Redskins” no more.

A movement that has grown beyond recognition.

The trend line shifted this week.

A shocking and yet completely unsurprising development.

A mixed ruling: New York wins, Congress loses–but no release before the election.

Two rulings greatly expand the ability to evade the law for on Free Exercise grounds.

Are Republicans eschewing absentee voting?

The Paycheck Protection Program protected some interesting paychecks.

A marked rise in shooting deaths is going largely unnoticed.

The crowd for DC’s fireworks celebration was small but weird.

Leadership matters (as does culture).

The President is desperate and unwell and the press is making no bones about it.

Red lives matter.

Nike and FedEx may be able to do what Native American activists couldn’t.

“Lift Every Voice and Sing” will reportedly precede the “Star-Spangled Banner” in the opening week.

A seemingly obvious result that isn’t.

The President should have known about the plot. There’s a good chance he didn’t.

The Magnolia State is the last in the nation to have the stars and bars on its state banner.

The evolution of America’s racial language continues.

A 7-2 decision by the highest court in the land is less decisive than the numbers suggest.

The Commonwealth is the first state in the nation to issue regulations.

We’re unlikely to know who wins the November elections right away.

The gaslighting will continue until morale improves.

The President gave a delusional rant to a half-empty stadium thanks to some crazy kids.

The Senator from Minnesota is no longer a candidate for Vice President.

Donald Trump would be a more effective and dangerous President if he and his team were more competent.

Some explosive charges in the former National Security Advisor’s book.

The former NSC staffer who testified against Trump is at a career crossroads.

The 6-3 opinion written by Justice Gorsuch and joined by Chief Justice Roberts defies conventional wisdom.

The state of American debate is not strong.

As the President becomes less popular, there are signs he’s losing support from his co-partisans in Congress.

The vagaries of our Presidential election mechanism gave us a surprising result in 2016. That’s unlikely this year.

The President of the United States is on the precipice of fascism.

The mayhem surrounding the demonstrations is drawing attention away from the grievance behind them.

The evidence is clear. Injustice feeds rage and rage sometimes boils over.

The President has been Twitter on their own platform. Now, he’s following through.

The conversation continues. (Warning: it is over 3000 words).

Jo Rae Perkins may be a nut, but she won a four-person primary.

Trump fires another Inspector General.

We won’t have whatshisname to kick around any more.

And I don’t mean not wearing a mask to Costco.

Pandemonium during a pandemic.

More evidence that walls don’t work as well as claimed.