Outside the Beltway

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

Also some ironic positions on capitalism.

The distance in accountability between the highest and the lowest must be shortened.

AOC v. MTG: one of these things is not like the other.

The GOP will almost certainly survive. But in what form?

A one-time denizen of Blogger’s Row at CPAC has come a long way.

There’s a word for people who use outrageous violence to terrorize.

A large, well-trained police force was unprepared for a foreseeable crisis.

The predictable, indeed inevitable, has happened.

In hindsight, there were more than a few clues.

The detective who shot her and another who prepared the warrant have been ousted nine months later.

Social media makes the line much harder to draw.

Peaceful protests were once again followed by nighttime clashes.

We’ve just had an election, not psychoanalysis.

A national nightmare that may not have changed many minds.

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

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

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.