Outside the Beltway

A majority of Americans are less than sure that Biden won the 2020 election.

The head of the House investigatory committee seems to think so.

Hesitancy is a complex phenomenon largely immune to facts.

A lot of America is simply over the pandemic, even if it isn’t over us.

Pew’s new typology shows the diversity of both US political parties.

We’re likely to see more instances like the Capitol Riot and the Kyle Rittenhouse shootings.

In the age of vaccines, should we stop worrying about the pandemic?

Violence, masculinity, and American politics.

What happens if the Supreme Court overturns Roe v Wade?

Oral arguments on the biggest abortion case in decades will be heard today.

Kimberly Webb Joyner, my first wife and the mother of my children, has been gone a decade.

An interesting argument, albeit about a tiny and vastly over-discussed segment.

Our reactions to recent murder trials tells us a lot about our divided country.

The reactions to a verdict that were predictable (indeed, predicted) are over the top.

Exercising Constitutional rights comes with a price.

This man is the face of the post-Trump party.

The average American is neither progressive nor all that interested in politics.

A conversation in two parts.

The equivalent of Pennsylvania’s entire labor force is sitting on the sidelines.

“The Closer” delivers more of what people love and hate about the GOAT.

Apparently, it’s higher than 67.

President Biden was advised to keep troops in Afghanistan . . . for no apparent reason.

A vaccinated 75-year-old is as likely to die as an unvaccinated 53-year-old.

We have good reason to believe that a longtime member of the OTB community has passed.

Thoughts on how we think.

A follow-up to yesterday’s analysis.

While well-intentioned, the Chairman’s actions were illegal and dangerous.

What malarkey is this?

Is the debate over the cost of the “infrastructure” bill a distraction from its content?

Rural-urban is now a bigger divide than North-South.

A new story archetype is all too common.

The collapse is not his doing. But he’s accountable for the poor planning.

The postmortems are well underway.

The long demographic trend continues.

Hungary is part of a broader global trend, but the real issue isn’t Hungary, it is the Americans who praise Hungary.

We’re hurting the feelings of those trying to destroy the country.

Most aren’t worth the paper they’re printed on.

COVID vaccine hesitancy is just the tip of the iceberg.

It’s not getting any better, folks.

The longtime OTB front-pager has passed far too soon.

The rate at which Americans are getting COVID shots is slowing rapidly.

What we know about those arrested for the 6 January insurrection.

Conservatives have lost it one generation at a time.

Some people claim there’s a woman to blame.

For years, American troops fought a ‘forever war’ to delay the inevitable. It’s now coming.

Critical race theory rears its ugly head yet again.

Yet more evidence that we’re a nation divided.

You know, some light weekend thoughts.

Well, nothing of course.

A veteran health reporter says the end is near. But there’s a huge caveat.