It doesn’t work like the movies, Senator.

Is a de minimus standard too small?

49 percent of Americans lean Democratic, compared to 40 for Republicans. Yet a plurality identify as Independent.

Key posts across the government remain unfilled.

Overruling every case President Trump was involved in is getting silly.

The Internet killed the newspaper without really replacing it.

A criminal trial is a poor venue for solving society’s problems.

Elected officials should not comment on ongoing legal proceedings.

There’s no voting in baseball.

When the solution is worse than the problem.

He probably lacks the legal authority. And business interests in is state will fight hard against him.

A subtle but odd change in house style for the Paper of Record

Vaccinations are not keeping up with recklessness.

A loon wolf terrorist who followed Louis Farrakhan was responsible.

Is he bogarting all the good documentaries?

A Trump-era policy designed to screw over blue states may actually be a good one.

We can all agree that it’s important but not what it is.

The Watergate conspirator, author, and talk show host was 90.

There’s a right way and a wrong way to improve the system.

Judges are pressuring prosecutors to strike deals, most of which will be for misdemeanors.

The 6th Circuit is allowing a professor fired for misgendering a transwoman to sue his state university.

A shocking number of states no longer require them and the Leader of the Free World lacks the authority to change that.

Competing analogies and externalities.

A really weird proposal to solve a problem that probably doesn’t exist.

Many states are moving to a first come, first served basis for COVID shots.

Quite a number of Democratic Congressmen are thinking about seeking a new job.

A little-known rule might allow a majority to pass one more bill.

Apparently, all those states legislating on transgender kids playing sports are doing it for no reason.

The Excelsior Pass is the nation’s first. Will it start a trend?

The beloved author of children’s books had died days short of her 105th birthday.

The author of “Lonesome Dove,” “Terms of Endearment,” and so many more great novels is gone at 84.

A George Mason economist has an intriguing idea but maybe he has it backwards.

The media became the story but the President was the news.

We tend to focus on the wrong qualities in our early assessments.

The downfall of Andrew Cuomo shines a light on toxic workplaces and governance styles.

While progressives in the party are often frustrated with the West Virginia Senator, he is demonstrating yet again that he’s no Republican.

His stale jokes about eating dog have drawn fire for years.

Multiple indicators point to a decline in the representativeness of the American system.

Appoint more Asian American and Pacific Islanders. Or else!