Outside the Beltway

With choices like these it’s easy to understand why people take plea deals

Our system lacks accountability.

Former President Trump routinely broke the law with respect to protecting public records.

The infamous duo will have to do what they were already supposed to do for a year.

A ginned up controversy regarding a border nature reserve has escalated.

But from what? Comparing two stories from Tennessee that show our society’s contradictory impulses when it comes to “protecting the children.”

Not Mayberry. Not even close.

Two stories about our culture’s focus on punishment

A year after the Capitol riot, DOJ is coming after the most violent perpetrators.

The safety gap between affluent, white and poor, minority communities has grown over the last three decades.

It doesn’t matter what I believe. It only matters what I can prove.

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

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

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

A just verdict—but just a verdict.

A woman who declared “Civil War is coming” and “they have to kill me” has asked for and received leniency.

A pattern is emerging.

A serial criminal murdered five and injured dozens.

A contrast in styles.

The expected has occurred.

Exercising Constitutional rights comes with a price.

A really strange case.

The erstwhile QAnon Shaman will spend another three-and-a-half years in jail.

A conversation in two parts.

He’s controversial but consistent.

Pretrial rulings strengthen his self-defense claims.

Disappointment turns to tragedy.

The 16th time may be the charm for Robert Kennedy’s killer.

The weirdest goddamn story you’re likely to read today.

A big shoe has dropped.

The serial sex offender will be released from prison.

The second won’t be so fortunate.

A massive sting operation has been revealed.

Some good news in the hacking wars.

An over-eager supporter or something more sinister?

Cybercrime pays after all.

A shocking yet unsurprising statistic.

A typical case of American blind justice.

Getting an impartial jury in an internationally-famous case is next to impossible.

Rudy may not be a very good lawyer…

Don’t believe everything you see on TV.

No, he can’t get up to 75 years.

A loon wolf terrorist who followed Louis Farrakhan was responsible.

There’s a right way and a wrong way to improve the system.

Judges are pressuring prosecutors to strike deals, most of which will be for misdemeanors.

Here we go again.

The U.S. Senators and a U.S. Representative beg to differ.

A mass shooting in Atlanta draws attention to a problem of which I was only tangentially aware.