Outside the Beltway

Of leopards and faces.

The man tabbed to lead the Defense Department was deemed an “insider threat.”

Trump’s Deputy AG nominee is an promising choice

Cabinet appointments edition.

“In the Groove”

There is no such thing as “the perfect candidate.”

The ludicrous appointments keep coming.

An indefensible choice.

First there was the Department of Redundancy Department. Now for something completely different.

No, I am not kidding.

A pattern is emerging in Trump’s appointments.

In which I agree with Trump about the problem, but NOT the solution

Some sense of proportion would be nice.

The Congressman and Green Beret colonel will head Trump’s national security team.

The MAGA Congresswoman is Trump’s pick.

Trump’s foreign policy team is taking shape.

Plus some discussion of identity politics.

Not knowing the results of an election a week later is unacceptable.

Some comparative data.

Turning a campaign slogan into policy.

There’s a glaring gap in my information consumption.

One thread that runs through most explanations for Tuesday’s result.

It’s Liz Cheney’s fault!

It sounds the same in the original Russian.

While we’re on the subject of commenting protocol . . .

A reflection on four decades of presidential elections.

Putting down markers for future reference.

It’s neither unprecedented nor powerful. It doesn’t exist.

Trump’s voter fraud allegations have melted away.

Could Democrats replace their oldest Justice before it’s too late?

“Winging It”

A reminder (and a warning).

The US was not exceptional.

Also: don’t forget a lot of people also voted against him.

Not a Red Wave but a Red Shift?