Outside the Beltway

There are no satisfying answers.

This is all for show.

Authoritarianism is popular.

Authoritarian instructions from Trump.

Trump likes to use force.

Trump’s personal lawyer, and man accused of telling DOJ lawyers to ignore court orders is now a federal judge.

A breaking of the social contract.

An odd, impactful ruling.

One expert says yes.

Reality v. unreality.

An attack on the First Amendment in plain sight.

A correct but disturbing ruling.

We’ve seen a massive fall from the 2009 peak.

For all practical purposes, the Constitutional war powers have been stood on their head.

The pattern of attempted intimidation continues.

She’s making no one happy.

A state Representative and his wife have also been shot and are in the hospital.

A tidbit from Trump’s Fort Bragg speech.

“A brazen attempt at political intimidation.”

One poll, to be sure, but not one in Trump’s favor.

There’s always a tweet

The curious case of the finger tattoos.

He now faces a federal indictment.