Outside the Beltway

The new Ford Mustang may be the harbinger of things to come.

A silly, sexist WSJ op-ed has generated plenty of attention.

Not of governance.

That which worked for petty business disputes was never going to work on this big of a stage.

Saruman’s rigid arrogance ultimately made him pathetic. Sound familiar?

That thing that happens when you sow the wind with conspiracy theories.

Because he’s an idiot.

The inevitable happened, as extremist organizations descended on DC.

In a sane world, Joe Biden’s election win would not have come as a surprise. Alas . . . .

Revisiting predictions about what would happen if what has happened happened.

A reminder that narratives are narratives and data are data.

The early reaction was premature.

Who’s to blame for the Blue Wave not materializing?

We’ve just had an election, not psychoanalysis.

Last night amplifies a long pattern.

It’ll be days before we know the final 2020 results but a resounding repudiation is unlikely.

The degree to which the country is divided is truly shocking.

Rethinking what qualities we should be looking for in Supreme Court Justices.

Election Day is increasingly a myth.

Thinking about what we might know on the night of the election.

Great journalism can result in lousy history.

He has the largest lead of any challenger since modern polling began in 1936.

It’s not a cult but not exactly mainstream, either.

One of these really isn’t like the other.

The world’s worst COVID manager is now the world’s worst COVID patient.

A truly chaotic combination.

A national nightmare that may not have changed many minds.

The problem is real.

It’s time to accept the desecration of our political constitution.

A long-winded and esoteric discussion about an elusive idea.

A fundamental building block of our system makes it nearly impossible to fix.

Legitimacy hangs in the balance.

It is about finding ways to combat minority rule.

Two related discussions.

Ignoring religious diversity makes polarization much worse.

Is Trump really an outlier?

A defense of the indefensible.

President Trump is historically unpopular and has consistently trailed Joe Biden. He could still win.

The Electoral College is once again having the opposite effect of what its defenders claim.

The AG is not supposed to be the President’s personal attorney.

The one-time wunderkind, blogging pioneer, and same-sex marriage champion is now on the outs.

Why roll with the facts when you can confuse your supporters with conspiracy theories?

We’re winding down to Election Day. Where do we stand?

Institutional reform is necessary, but we can’t accomplish much in the face of tribalism.

Ok, so what should change?

The convergence of design flaws in the constitution and a flawed leader have brought us to brink of an electoral crisis.

This is not even close to the worst it’s ever been.

Joe Biden’s running mate will be highly scrutinized. What’s fair game?

What would a reborn GOP look like and who would vote for it?

A clip from Trump’s Axios interview shows a man who really does not understand what is going on.