Outside the Beltway

A Democrat will hold the seat until January at least.

Just when I think I’m out, they pull me back in again… [update: x2]

I mean, really, really, really bad for the former President and his legal team.

It appears that the DOJ has enough evidence to indict someone.

The last Soviet leader is gone at 91.

Partisanship may overcome poor candidate quality.

Rs still likely to win the chamber.

Many young, progressive Jews are feeling unwelcome in young, progressive circles.

A repeat of 1860 can’t happen. But something even worse could.

Stuff from last week and over the weekend that might be of interest.

Shockingly, when the most-watched news outlet is built on divisiveness, the country becomes divided.

An unlikely source argues that it’s too big and poorly targeted.

Pfizer and Moderna will soon roll out protection against newer strains.

Truth Social is not doing all that well.

As more details emerge about the documents he stole, defenders are falling away.

A few stories to comment on that did not lead to full posts.

Gallup has him at his highest point in a year.

“Sky Drama”

The bloody conflict could go on for months, if not years.

A proposed $10,000 writeup would cost more than $300,000,000,000.

Most Americans are choosing to live a normal life in abnormal times.

Why would the Trump team release a document that casts them in such a bad light?

One of the OG blog pundits has reached a big milestone.

A man made famous for discovering Iraq’s WMD program was virtually nonexistent is gone at 82.

After decades of exporting American jobs, corporations are bringing them home.

American parties are coordination problems with shared branding.

The intersection of politics, morality, and meaning.

From a WaPo piece on the FSB and Ukraine.

Thoughts on the scenarios.

Is it time to call the whole thing off?

The most consumer-visible commodity is down for the 67th consecutive day.

Are 20 arrests worth a $1.2 million dollar investment?

“Moderate” is up, “Liberal” is down, and “Conservative” is static. What does it mean?

“Delicate”

Kushner book review edition.