Outside the Beltway

Americans are tuning out. Especially those on the right.

There will be lawyers.

You can lead a horse to water, but the trick is the drinking.

No, I don’t feel terrible now.

He’s on a winning streak not seen since Stalin.

When being despicable is normal, is it still news?

Two data points are not a trend.

Punditry, complexity, and democracy.

In a shocking development, the overwhelming frontrunner is winning.

The longtime NPR host is gone at 76.

It seemed worth noting.

We’re entitled to our own facts.

Plus an observation on news coverage.

A sign of the Times.

Also: the media landscape is currently evolving.

A bad column is worse than expected.

A powerful voice in Black media is a thorn in the administration’s side.

The popular app is influencing the opinions of its young user base.

The NYT goes too far but not far enough.

What if one of the candidates is Hitler?

The innumeracy hurts.

The press really needs to stop trying to make fetch happen.

Demonstrators once again breached Hill security.

An amusing lede to an exasperating column.

A joke(?) gone a-rye.

The mainstream media isn’t and shouldn’t become a counterpart to the right-wing infotainment complex.

It turns out, he wasn’t all that truthful.

There’s no end in sight to an absurd standoff.

The Economist joins the “Biden is too old” bandwagon.

Americans don’t want either Trump or Biden! Film at 11.

The US government is fighting back, albeit subtly.

A surpringly large number tuned in to see people who won’t be the nominee.

It’s Nixon’s fault?

Must every topic be viewed through that lens?

Sigh.

And some cable “news” thoughts.

The Lawfare Podcast: Read With Me: The Trump Indictment.

What’s more important, appearances or action?

What about Biden?

The Wall Street Journal failed a key test.

Hollywood and the news media are roiled in labor disputes.

Ukraine is heavily censoring foreign media.

Eight state have withdrawn from a system to prevent illegal voting because of ignorance and agitation.

After giving a softball interview, he apparently expected one in return.

A columnist argues his failed launch was emblematic of a larger problem.

Disney is making some unwelcome moves.

Striking the balance between cruel and misleading.

Did the Trump stunt backfire? Or just an anomaly?

CNN gave the former Liar in Chief a huuuge platform.