Outside the Beltway

Symbols matter.

It was a busy eleventh hour.

Today’s an appropriate on to think about the role of suffering in change

A preemptive strike against potential abuse of power.

The political upstart may have worn out his welcome.

Normal transition . . . and potential red flags.

Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, and both Roosevelts pushed the envelope, too!

Going out on another unforced error

And, yes, Inauguration Day as well.

The Curtis Yarvin interview.

And so it begins.

“…but I didn’t vote for that.”

We can’t fire the popular Chinese spyware, it quits.

Title IX, football, and the economics of college athletics.

About half the country wants about half of Trump.

It is not ratified.

The Majority Leader has a bigger role than previously reported.

An observation or two.

“May I Have This Dance?”

It “literally threatens our entire democracy, our basic rights and freedoms and a fair shot for everyone to get ahead.”

Deadlnes make deals.

There are a lot of people there.

Letting wild claims drive the policy discourse.

A surprising honor.

Is there an echo in here.

Legions of unpaid drones . . . ? . . . budget cuts.

The data are clear (and the predictions were correct).

Politics, rhetoric, and the question of controlled burns.

Blue states might get some surprising help.

The honey badger strikes again.

The culture seems to be shifting.

Pro-tip: Googling BEFORE posting a Hot Take can save a lot of embarrasment

A hellscape of fire and destruction.

Chief Justice Roberts and Associate Justice Barrett sided with the Court’s liberals.

“Radiance”

Greenland, Canada, and Panama. Oh my.