Outside the Beltway

Some discussion of history, politics, and policy.

A disturbing loyalty test.

Autocracy in America.

Thinking out loud, as one does.

Appointing unqualified loyalists is only the start.

Not knowing the results of an election a week later is unacceptable.

The US was not exceptional.

The guardrails may not hold this time.

Floating the idea that NC should just award its EVs to Trump.

Trump, Bezos, and the slippery slope of authoritarianism.

Hitler comparisons.

Each state sets its own election rules. That’s not a good thing.

Plus: Governor Glenn Youngkin helps out.

“Scum” and the “enemy from within.”

RCV is now banned in the state.

A chilling feature from the Wall Street Journal.

They have a preference but may not vote.

By one vote.

The skews may offset.

Part the gazillioneth.

Mark Robinson is the latest example.

Does it really all come down to Pennsylvania?

It could all come down to Pennsylvania.

Musk finds an alpha male-dominated “republic” to be “interesting.”

An FNC report on the Alaska House race is a mess.

Because I think too much about this stuff.

Facts versus framing, with a little Mandela effect thrown in for good measure.

Sometimes all we have is the choice of how we react to events.

A shocking if perhaps unsurprising development.

The far right won the first round. The far left won the second. It’s a mess.

The basics.

UK 2024 edition.

Weak and presidentialized.

That’s some catch, that Catch-22.

Progressive activists are preparing to “democracy-proof” the country.

Elements of democratic theory: minority edition.

But they aren’t magical.

Well, more than two…

Are we betraying the Founders?

Part of an ongoing conversation.

People around the world are more skeptical about governing institutions.

Rural Americans are misunderstood!

Who could have seen this coming?

Partisanship and representation in conflict.

“The Rise of ‘Middle-Finger Politics’”

And back to thoughts on section 3.

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