Outside the Beltway

It’s much easier to fund bad information than good.

Trump’s nonsense campaign against vote-by-mail could cost the GOP votes.

We were much slower and have higher non-conformity than countries that have it under control.

Trump made up an invitation to throw out the first pitch.

A world in which we’re all contractors is a dystopian utopia.

The similarities are obvious. The differences are more important.

A lousy column indirectly makes an important point.

The weirdness of Internet outrage culture.

A majority of Americans of every sex, race, education, income, or region do the right thing. With one exception.

Congress forgot to disestablish a Creek Reservation created by treaty in 1833 and 1856 when it made Oklahoma a state in 1909.

A researcher has documented 66 separate incidents since May 27.

Free speech is not for everyone.

I don’t see it.

It creates a veto gate that they are almost guaranteed to control when they need it.

The writing is on the wall for simple-majority voting in the Senate.

CNN has a lengthy, deeply reported piece on Trump’s phone calls to other heads of state.

Another bow to the inevitable.

Always look for evidence.

The state of American debate is not strong.

Decades of reform efforts have failed. Is it time for a radical solution?

Clips of recent police behavior reminded me far too much of scenes from authoritarian Latin America.

Not that one. The other one.

The President is sending a terrible message.

The President has been Twitter on their own platform. Now, he’s following through.

The conversation continues. (Warning: it is over 3000 words).

Should government be taking harsher measures against smoking, car crashes, and the flu?

A further attempt to explain how party is such a key variable.

An attempt at getting the point across.

Can there be truth when there are consequences?

It’s difficulty to have have a conversation with an albatross hanging over it.

A new study finds earlier lockdowns could have saved 54,000 lives by early May.

We’re a long, long way from normal.

He’s doubling down on hypocrisy.

A sober assessment of President Trump’s plan to get the country running again.

The erstwhile Tea Party Republican is making a run for President.

These are serious allegations.

Until our kids go back to school, we can’t go back to work.

The counting methodology is flawed and that’s assuming honest reporting.

Some potentially good news for Biden,

The policy choices before us are not a dichotomy between off and on.

Contrary to some expectations, Americans are logging three extra hours of work a day.

Or just a bump in the road?

Next thing you know, they’ll tell us to eat vegetables.

Dan Drezner makes an interesting comparison.

A well-intentioned idea that may be out of hand.

The state is voting during the high point of a global pandemic because Republicans forced it.

Social distancing is helping but too many aren’t taking it seriously enough.

Leadership matters (as does sources of news).

We’re passing grim milestones on a daily basis.

He is actually tweeting about ratings.