Outside the Beltway

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?

Definitely not advice from the pope

How that awful man won again.

Let’s take a moment to recognize our grief, and what it means.

Like Guy Fawkes, I got burnt!

Here we go again.

The 45th President looks to be the 47th.

My concerns about a second Trump administration.

Not a lot of true competition on my ballot in Alabama.

I really do not want four more years of parsing this stuff.

Remember, remember the fifth of November…

My turn.

A low confidence Election Day forecast.