Outside the Beltway

A special session looms. (And how this is not like the filibuster in the US Senate).

A damning number.

We need what we aren’t going to get.

A truly bizarre controversy at Chapel Hill.

The country is in peril.

“If the conservative cause depends on the populist appeal of one personality, or on second-rate imitations, then we’re not going anywhere.”

My contribution to a continuing debate.

“Bent”

The author of beloved children’s books is gone at 91.

A veteran health reporter says the end is near. But there’s a huge caveat.

Even the smartest designers can’t anticipate all the flaws with the rules they write.

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

A bipartisan compromise appears unlikely.

Federal police officers continue to be immune from lawsuits.

A recent poll provides interesting insights.

The saga continues.

Looking to Federalist 22.

I think this underscores the problem with the 60-vote requirement.

Could this be the straw that broke the camel’s back?

A third of the party’s Members of Congress voted against a popular bill.

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“Blue Haze”

An artist engages with her critic.

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

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

An over-eager supporter or something more sinister?

The singer now wishes to be referred to as “they.”

Our junior enlisted members make far less than that.

The politics of science comes full circle.

The new CDC guidelines raise some serious questions.

Even as things improve, the virus continues to take its toll.

A reckless campaign of violence has now targeted American journalists.

A powerful symbol has been robbed of its significance.

And general considerations on mid-term elections.