Outside the Beltway

“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.

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

An unserious plan by an unserious group.

A long-predicted threat has emerged.

The politics of chaos.

The realignment of America’s political parties wasn’t quite what was hoped.

A fundamental flaw illustrated.

Cults of personality are not the same as cults.

And thoughts on swapping out Biden.

Group dynamics and limited choices.

And the intuition that things aren’t really working.

Cold hard facts.

This is the logical result of Trump’s legal arguments & that should give everyone pause

The Lawfare podcast offers a great primer on the eve of oral arguments