Outside the Beltway

The southern one.

A big shoe has dropped.

There have only been eleven since 1981.

Things that make you go Hmmm.

There’s got to be a better way.

When he said he wouldn’t sign it if it wasn’t accompanied by a second bill, he wasn’t implying that he would veto it if it wasn’t.

A bizarre development looks to upend it less than 24 hours after it was announced.

Stories, links, and brief observations from the week that never grew into posts.

Critical race theory rears its ugly head yet again.

It’s no better than Joe Manchin’s.

Kinda, sorta, maybe, but probably not really.

Quick takes from the week.

A lottery brings out the worst in a small town.

The Commonwealth is much more diverse than national election returns might indicate.

Vague reporting makes it hard to know whether the latest scandal is scandalous.

A major first step to solving a longstanding global issue.

Millions have health insurance who otherwise wouldn’t.

Retired generals are no longer in the military.

Prosecutors want rioters to pay for it.

An outrage was averted by an act of kindness.

The country is in peril.

The fact-checkers blew this one and blew it big.

A bipartisan compromise appears unlikely.

It’s at least as bad as you thought it was.

Separate investigations are merging, with a criminal component being added.

A powerful symbol has been robbed of its significance.

Speaker Pelosi and House Republicans are waging separate battles with science.

A serving officer was arrested for his part in events of 6 January

The Southeast has been hit especially hard.

The latest front on the war on truth.

The least controversial subject in school is suddenly controversial.

The least vulnerable Americans will soon be vaccinated.

Republicans who admit Joe Biden won the election fair and square are being driven from the party.

The 94-year-old legend is finally getting his due.

The numbers are staggering and getting worse.

The President used his first speech to Congress as an attempt to unite the country.

The trends over the last half century are really something.

A laser focus on the pandemic and economic insecurity has him in good shape at the traditional check-in point.

The US has more shots available than willing arms while those in the developing world are dying.

Jimmy Carter’s Vice President and the 1984 Democratic nominee has died at 93.

Rogue cops, racial profiling, tainted cases, and the lack of consequences.

RussiaGate is back in the news but the story is unlikely to move the needle.

Stenography is not journalism.

The Free State may have gotten just a little freer.

An internal review is calling for America’s business paper to diversify its appeal.

It doesn’t work like the movies, Senator.