Outside the Beltway

Statehood is on the ballot this November.

More on SCOTUS expansion and other issues.

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 defense of the indefensible.

Thinking about wildfires and electoral politics.

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

A game wherein one team has to score more points to win than does the other.

What is more concerning, speculation and war games, or the words of POTUS?

Our screwy electoral system requires thinking about screwy scenarios.

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

Yet more flouting of the rule of law by the Trump administration.

Some recommended reading.

An appeal to some pretty basic virtues.

The official campaign to oust Donald Trump is off to a good start.

Institutional reform is necessary, but we can’t accomplish much in the face of tribalism.

Ok, so what should change?

The American political system is broken but it’s not fair to blame that on its architects.

The convergence of design flaws in the constitution and a flawed leader have brought us to brink of an electoral crisis.

This is not even close to the worst it’s ever been.

What would a reborn GOP look like and who would vote for it?

“We are a cancer and there is no cure,”

The rules are different if you’re famous.

Having failed to prevent or contain it, aggressive stupidity is now washing over us.

Trump’s irresponsibility continues.

A bizarre but possibly correct ruling by the Supreme Court.

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.

It’s just not immediate.

Free speech is not for everyone.

It creates a veto gate that they are almost guaranteed to control when they need it.

Some incredibly thin reporting about a story that is almost certainly made up.

The writing is on the wall for simple-majority voting in the Senate.

A too-long discourse on how courts should function.

Lee Drutman’s Breaking the Two-Party Doom Loop

The state of American debate is not strong.

How to translate understandable frustration at injustice into tangible reform?

The evidence is clear. Injustice feeds rage and rage sometimes boils over.

The contrast could not be more clear.

This is more about structural conditions than it is about the GOP.

The conversation continues. (Warning: it is over 3000 words).

A further attempt to explain how party is such a key variable.

An attempt at getting the point across.

It’s difficulty to have have a conversation with an albatross hanging over it.

Trump fires another Inspector General.

SCOTUS and “faithless electors.”

These are serious allegations.

The 58-year-old may have a post-presidency unmatched in history.