Outside the Beltway

Yet another study that confirms my pre-existing biases.

The first round produced two very different candidates.

Are we too regulated for our own good?

Or are they?

Donald Trump and friends speak to the NRA.

The research is not as robust as you’d think.

“Protect and Serve” is just a slogan, not a guarantee.

Despite their military trappings and propaganda, they’re seldom heroes.

“Diesel”

Some GOP governors are taking a stance against Trump.

It doesn’t appear the Uvalde TX police were underfunded

Four dollars and change at the pump.
The cost of livin’s high and goin’ up.

The obstacles to fixing the problem are many.

An example of security theater with proven negative social impacts

Two incumbents roared to victory despite his opposition.

Some great suggestions, same lame ones, and some missed opportunities.

Alas, it’s unlikely to change the policies that enable them.

There’s much more to the story than meets the eye.

Another potential deal that doesn’t address the central issue.

The President continues his recent penchant for saying the quiet part out loud.

Who gets to claim Latino heritage?

She advocated that AZ overturn its election.

Very little progress has been made towards racial justice.

A long-overdue milestone has been reached.

An ugly divorce exposes a gap in our legal structure.

“Running”

The combination of a horrendous rollout and a social media onslaught was disastrous.

An ongoing series of observations.

A diplomatic nightmare brewing since last week is now upon us.

Quite often, political fights are about attitudes rather than issues and polices.

We know a lot less about the motives of spree killers than the public discourse suggests.

Tragedy has played out so often that it has become a statistic.

Ezra Klein discusses the dynamics of American conservatism in historical perspective. Plus, he helps illustrate a key problem that we have in thinking about American politics (IMHO).