Outside the Beltway

Europe has the disease under control while it’s still spreading like wildfire here.

The evolution of America’s racial language continues.

Whether the 26th Amendment precludes giving preferential treatment to the elderly will have to wait for another day.

The federal judge who oversees treatment of detained immigrant children has had enough.

A useful insight from the former late night comic.

The “Biden must pick a black woman” plea may be masking a different agenda.

Joementum.

There will be a short outage in the 9pm Eastern hour for scheduled maintenance.

Something significant was going to happen to Tulsa. Who could have predicted a genre shift?

A 7-2 decision by the highest court in the land is less decisive than the numbers suggest.

A case where the rules probably shouldn’t apply to the President.

A reckoning for 2500 Kosovar Serb civilians who were slaughtered is at hand.

Parents can’t homeschool their kids and hold down jobs indefinitely.

The Commonwealth is the first state in the nation to issue regulations.

Racial and xenophobic rhetoric and Covid-19.

President Trump is behind 14 points in the latest NYT poll.

We’re unlikely to know who wins the November elections right away.

This time, the Pences

A television interview promoting his book further reveals what an awful man he is.

Another manic Monday.

The gaslighting will continue until morale improves.

The President gave a delusional rant to a half-empty stadium thanks to some crazy kids.

For the second time, the chief federal prosecutor for Manhattan has been fired.

Drown out your mind

The Daily: “The History and Meaning of Juneteenth”

The Senator from Minnesota is no longer a candidate for Vice President.

“Above it all”

You try to feel the beat.

1619, Episode Three

Donald Trump would be a more effective and dangerous President if he and his team were more competent.

An amazing statement from Bolton’s book.

The Army’s in a bind, because it’s way behind, and willing to make a deal.

Some explosive charges in the former National Security Advisor’s book.

The former NSC staffer who testified against Trump is at a career crossroads.

A brand dating back to 1889 is being retired.

Fewer people are very happy and more are not too happy than any time in a longstanding survey.

A too-long discourse on how courts should function.

Always look for evidence.

The line between “hero” and “victim” is blurry and rendered meaningless when the former is over-used

The words so sweet

The words so sweet.