Outside the Beltway

Contrasts in Campaign Funding

· Tuesday, September 3, 2024 · 7 comments

Better to be a down ballot D.

An Authoritarian Usage of “Republic”

· Tuesday, September 3, 2024 · 33 comments

Musk finds an alpha male-dominated “republic” to be “interesting.”

Trump and “The Weave”

· Tuesday, September 3, 2024 · 41 comments

No, not his hair.

Tuesday’s Forum

· Tuesday, September 3, 2024 · 58 comments

Off the Rails

· Monday, September 2, 2024 · 33 comments

Trump on transgender policy in schools.

And Now For Something Completely Different

· Monday, September 2, 2024 · 52 comments

“He’s on our side”

· Monday, September 2, 2024 · 8 comments

Fascist agitation begets violence.

Is Disney Too Big?

· Monday, September 2, 2024 · 12 comments

Yet another service disruption over rights fees calls attention to the issue.

Israel Sees Nationwide Strike to Protest Hostage Killings

· Monday, September 2, 2024 · 16 comments

Massive numbers are taking to the streets in protest.

Labor Day Forum

· Monday, September 2, 2024 · 25 comments

Some Sunday Tabs

· Sunday, September 1, 2024 · 9 comments

Harris Leads But Could Still Lose

· Sunday, September 1, 2024 · 35 comments

Nate Silver is throwing cold water on the convention bounce.

Hamas Kills 6 Hostages, Blame Netanyahu

· Sunday, September 1, 2024 · 19 comments

Israeli forces recovered their bodies.

Welcome to September Forum

· Sunday, September 1, 2024 · 24 comments

Trump and Abortion

· Saturday, August 31, 2024 · 7 comments

Trump Claims Arlington Photo-Op was a “Set-up”

· Saturday, August 31, 2024 · 54 comments

I guess he is unaware of the concept of a “self-own”?

Tim Walz’s Political Origin Story

· Saturday, August 31, 2024 · 45 comments

An oft-told tale turns out to be bullshit.

Post-Affirmative Action College Campuses

· Saturday, August 31, 2024 · 12 comments

More data shows a more complicated picture.

Saturday’s Forum

· Saturday, August 31, 2024 · 16 comments

[JD Vance] [JD Vance]

“Leopards Eating People’s Faces Party” VP Candidate Publicly Eats Supporter’s Face

· Friday, August 30, 2024 · 24 comments

J. D. Vance seems to have a cruel sense of humor and issues with women. Weird!

Dumb Critique or the Dumbest?

· Friday, August 30, 2024 · 34 comments

Fast food silliness.

A Quick Comparison

· Friday, August 30, 2024 · 13 comments

One of these things is not like the other.

Harris Pivots to the Center

· Friday, August 30, 2024 · 38 comments

It’s not 2019 anymore.

A Photo for Friday

· Friday, August 30, 2024 · 3 comments

“Floating”

Friday’s Forum

· Friday, August 30, 2024 · 31 comments

On Polling and Trolling

· Thursday, August 29, 2024 · 43 comments

Harris appears to be getting a post-convention bounce while Trump and Vance stay classy.

Israel Expands War in West Bank

· Thursday, August 29, 2024 · 17 comments

Another step closer to a regional war.

The Violence Inherent in the System

· Thursday, August 29, 2024 · 21 comments

Things may well get ugly regardless of the outcome of November’s election.

Thursday’s Forum

· Thursday, August 29, 2024 · 46 comments

Biden’s Second Term? Or Trump’s?

· Wednesday, August 28, 2024 · 45 comments

A Republican columnist is angry that Trump, not Harris, is being seen as the incumbent.

Wednesday’s Forum

· Wednesday, August 28, 2024 · 71 comments

Grossly Dishonest or Just Grossly Incorrect?

· Tuesday, August 27, 2024 · 10 comments

An FNC report on the Alaska House race is a mess.

Harris Gets 200 GOP Endorsements, Trump Gets Tulsi Gabbard

· Tuesday, August 27, 2024 · 30 comments

We live in interesting times.

Tuesday’s Forum

· Tuesday, August 27, 2024 · 55 comments

The Weakness Of The Auteur Model In Movies And Politics

· Monday, August 26, 2024 · 27 comments

McMaster on Trump

· Monday, August 26, 2024 · 17 comments

His former National Security Advisor is not impressed.

Mental Health Therapy and Insurance

· Monday, August 26, 2024 · 15 comments

Our fee-for-service system is broken.

Monday’s Forum

· Monday, August 26, 2024 · 55 comments

Getting Americans to Buy Smaller Cars

· Sunday, August 25, 2024 · 62 comments

Going electric may require reversing a decades-long trend.

Sunday’s Forum

· Sunday, August 25, 2024 · 27 comments

RFK Jr. Drops Out, Endorses Trump

· Saturday, August 24, 2024 · 40 comments

Saturday’s Forum

· Saturday, August 24, 2024 · 47 comments

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Do News Outlets Need All Those Talking Heads?

· Friday, August 23, 2024 · 26 comments

Election Tabs

· Friday, August 23, 2024 · 16 comments

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A Diversity Anecdote

· Friday, August 23, 2024 · 12 comments

It would be nice if it just happened without any help.

MIT After Affirmative Action

· Friday, August 23, 2024 · 54 comments

The predicted has happened.

A Photo for Friday

· Friday, August 23, 2024 · 4 comments

“Electric Light”

Friday’s Forum

· Friday, August 23, 2024 · 63 comments

Kamala Harris and Incumbency Curse

· Thursday, August 22, 2024 · 32 comments

The sitting Vice President isn’t getting blamed for the economy.

Thursday’s Forum

· Thursday, August 22, 2024 · 67 comments

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