Outside the Beltway

And yet the state still extracted their pound of flesh

Added historical context to ongoing conversations about American democracy.

It’s happened. What does it mean?

A follow on from yesterday.

Has the Internet made us more selfish?

Brussels has gotten ahead of Washington in regulating mostly American-based Internet companies.

Seeing no way to win under their own label, they’ve called a Hail Mary.

Our representation problems are far, far more about structure than they are about the messaging of the parties.

More willingness to subvert the election.

He was clearly willing to subvert the election.

An irregualr, ongoing series.

A brief obeservation.

The first round is currently being held.

A potentially more representative map that still underscores deep flaws in our system.

The only way to save our freedom is to destroy it.

And other tales from the AK special election.

Democrats want the DOJ to act more quickly.

This time via Senator Rick Scott.

No, presidentialism does not lock us into two parties.

His conversations with lawyers about stealing the election are not protected by privilege.

The President commits a Kinsley gaffe.

A Manichean struggle between good and evil.

A new trial that might not have happened with a plea

If this is the best they have, they don’t have a lot

The Court is out of balance–and it is a design flaw.

Strikes near the Polish border show the real possibility of escalation.

Neither the Democrats nor the Republicans truly represent most Americans. Fixing that is exceedingly unlikely.

Vladimir Putin is banning commodity exports.

It’s hard to see how this crisis ends.

As predicted, rejections of ballots is up.

The ferocity of the global reaction to Putin’s invasion is stunning.

The former President should have known that his claims of election fraud were baseless.

The Russian leader is isolated and under tremendous pressure.

Most people liked it more than I did.

The front-runner was indeed the pick

The military threat is smaller, but the political one is bigger.

The Commonwealth’s undemocratic political system is, shockingly, unrepresentative of the will of its people.

Greatest democracy in the world, right?

Data from Texas underscore a frequent point about primaries.

Our system lacks accountability.

Musings about US politics and culture.

Better than nothing, but still not enough.

It’s Manchin-approved.

How do we know when our government is telling us the truth?

In their censure of Cheney and Kinzinger the GOP wants to rewrite history.

When procedures lead to more rejected ballots and fewer voters, what else is there to call it?

Lawyers in North Carolina are trying to get a Congressman off the ballot.

The United States and its NATO allies are in a dangerous standoff.