Outside the Beltway

Tuesday's Forum

Steven L. Taylor · No comments

Whither the World Order

James Joyner · 8 comments

A requiem for something lost.

Iran Offers to Re-open Strait

James Joyner · 23 comments

A way out of the mess.

Monday Morning Tabs

Steven L. Taylor · 6 comments

AG Monday

Steven L. Taylor · 2 comments

Don't panic!

Monday's Forum

Steven L. Taylor · 20 comments

A Look at Other Attacks on Presidents

Steven L. Taylor · 7 comments

Some context.

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We are Steeped in Violence

Steven L. Taylor · 8 comments

It is all around us.

Another Trump Assassination Attempt

James Joyner · 47 comments

A gunman got off shots at the White House Correspondents Dinner.

Sunday's Forum

Steven L. Taylor · 16 comments

The GOP Only Has Itself to Blame

Steven L. Taylor

It's their own damn fault.

Meanwhile in North Korea...

Steven L. Taylor

Dictating the curriculum from on high.

Saturday’s Forum

Steven L. Taylor

A Photo for Friday

Steven L. Taylor

"Appeal to Heaven"

Friday's Forum

Steven L. Taylor

In Front of Our Noses: Contempt for the Press

Steven L. Taylor

Also contempt for citizens.

The 79th Secretary of the Navy, the Honorable John C. Phelan, delivers a speech during the USS Harvey C. Barnum Jr. ship commissioning at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, April 11, 2026.

The 79th Secretary of the Navy, the Honorable John C. Phelan, delivers a speech during the USS Harvey C. Barnum Jr. ship commissioning at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, April 11, 2026.

Navy Secretary Fired

James Joyner

The ousting of top Defense leaders continues.

Thursday's Forum

Steven L. Taylor

Virginia Passes Radical Gerrymander

James Joyner

Fighting autocracy with autocracy.

Wednesday's Forum

Steven L. Taylor

America's Oligarchs

James Joyner

The state of being too big to care.

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On Billionaires

Steven L. Taylor

We have a problem, but we aren't even trying to address it.

Our Well-Oiled Machine of Governance

Steven L. Taylor

Competence, ethics, and good vibes all around!

Tuesday's Forum

Steven L. Taylor

Tabs to Start the Week

Steven L. Taylor

Yet More On Christian Politics (Or Christians in Politics)

Steven L. Taylor

Returning to a debate from the comment section.

AG Monday: 2001

Steven L. Taylor

Praise for and debate over a classic film.

Monday's Forum

Steven L. Taylor

NO MORE MR. NICE GUY!

James Joyner

A warning from the Commander-in-Chief to the crazy bastards.

"Fake Inflation"

Steven L. Taylor

Don't worry, those rises in prices are an illusion!

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Why Stocks Are Up When the Economy Is Down

James Joyner

Some people say there's a woman to blame.

Sunday's Forum

Steven L. Taylor

Formal group photograph of the Supreme Court as it was been comprised on June 30, 2022 after Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson joined the Court. The Justices are posed in front of red velvet drapes and arranged by seniority, with five seated and four standing. Seated from left are Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Clarence Thomas, Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr., and Justices Samuel A. Alito and Elena Kagan. Standing from left are Justices Amy Coney Barrett, Neil M. Gorsuch, Brett M. Kavanaugh, and Ketanji Brown Jackson.

Formal group photograph of the Supreme Court as it was been comprised on June 30, 2022 after Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson joined the Court. The Justices are posed in front of red velvet drapes and arranged by seniority, with five seated and four standing. Seated from left are Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Clarence Thomas, Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr., and Justices Samuel A. Alito and Elena Kagan. Standing from left are Justices Amy Coney Barrett, Neil M. Gorsuch, Brett M. Kavanaugh, and Ketanji Brown Jackson.

Thomas and Alito Not Expected to Retire

James Joyner

The two oldest members of the Supreme Court are taking a big gamble.

Strait Numbers

Steven L. Taylor

Versus strait rhetoric.

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