Outside the Beltway

The light at the end of the tunnel is a train.

“Eye Above”

The Pentagon’s couch cushions are huuuuge.

A million dollars a day.

This time in Florida.

A chip maker is the most valuable company on the planet.

Political scientists, however, are skeptical.

A tale from my neck of the woods.

How party change actually works in the US. Plus more on messaging and organzing.

Grumpy old man grumps about democracy.

We need to be focused on the system, not fantasies about messages and organization.

Upcoming milestones that could force a deal.

In space, no one can hear you scream.

Lies about past White House upgrades. It all start with Jesse Waters, but also heads to the op/ed pages of the NYT and WaPo.

One-third of a day.

What could possibly go wrong?

Next up: our armed forces.

“What are they going to do? Say, ‘Gee, we don’t want to stop drugs pouring in?’”

The aid continues to grow.

Courtesy of President Donald J. Trump.

A commercial has hurt the CINC’s fee-fees.

“Coasting”

Lack of understanding and poor institutional design=bad political outcomes.

The move to build Trump’s Big Beautiful Ballroom is moving at record speed.

A minor, yet telling, example of the intellectual maturity of this administration.

The downside of our increasing connectivity.

Who could have seen this coming?

They were looking for a show to steal. They were fine with contracts that bind. And they were willing to make a deal

It’s huuuuge.

He becomes the first French ex-head of state to be jailed since Marshal Pétain.

The hostages have been released, but the war appears back on.

Power is apparently very important.

A Punisheresque skull.