Outside the Beltway

A right-wing militia’s hairbrained scheme to kidnap Gretchen Whitmer has been foiled.

A national nightmare that may not have changed many minds.

An unconvincing attack on the Democratic position.

Considering Breonna Taylor’s death, police shootings, and human rights.

A nuanced take on a complicated set of facts distorted in the public debate.

Multiple reports have the Notre Dame graduate replacing Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

An interesting but unlikely-to-pass bill is about to be introduced.

A case where the truth doesn’t seem to matter.

A Solomonic solution from the commentariat.

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

Legitimacy hangs in the balance.

It is about finding ways to combat minority rule.

Two related discussions.

The iconic Supreme Court justice has died at the age of 87.

A potentially catastrophic delay has been averted.

A pleasant surprise.

A party-line vote may scuttle mail-in voting in a crucial swing state.

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

Anonymous bullshit from the New York Post.

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

Some recommended reading.

This really is the heart of the issue.

The NBA playoffs have been hit with a work stoppage.

The Republican Party is now the mirror image of the totalitarian propagandists it used to hate.

Yet another call for military intervention in domestic politics.

Yet another incumbent has lost his primary contest.

Framing matters.

The Supreme Court isn’t taking much of a break this year.

The ‘outside agitators’ trope strikes again.

The similarities are obvious. The differences are more important.

A bizarre but possibly correct ruling by the Supreme Court.

A thought experiment on what we have seen in Portland.

Cops aren’t soldiers or spies but fellow citizens.

Federal agents deployed nonlethal force against peaceful demonstrators.

At what point does a demonstration become something else?

Portland may be a preview of what’s to come.

Another way in which the Framer’s really didn’t understand what they were creating.

The weirdness of Internet outrage culture.

Dissenters to a denied emergency appeal argue it is.

A shocking and yet completely unsurprising development.

What has the Supreme Court wrought?

The President of the United States is displeased.

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

A mixed ruling: New York wins, Congress loses–but no release before the election.

A researcher has documented 66 separate incidents since May 27.

States can punish Electors who substitute their judgment for those of the voters.

A marked rise in shooting deaths is going largely unnoticed.

A controversial monument in Little Italy has been destroyed.

Leadership matters (as does culture).