Outside the Beltway

Not to mention impotence.

Nunes and Grinell.

They repeatedly said he has been found “liable for rape.” The nerve.

South Korea demonstrates itself to be a more mature democracy than the United States.

Amending the Constitution with one simple trick.

The anti-vax threat from the incoming administration.

He is yet again underscoring what types of world leaders he likes.

The move paves the way for Kash Patel or another Trump appointee.

Some discussion of history, politics, and policy.

A disturbing loyalty test.

It’s going to be a long four years.

Oh my.

Spoiler: tariff threats and other “one weird trick” approaches won’t work.

The cruelty isn’t the point.

And who is “we”?

Abusing power to prevent the abuse of power?

Trump is like a child with a new toy.

Some quotes to ponder.

A dangerous choice that the Senate must reject.

Speaking of inexperienced cronies…

The high character picks keep coming.

He has to be, right?

The dark side of federalism.

Just lie about it.

This time for Secretary of the Navy

On “negotiation tactics,” legal pathways, and such.

Autocracy in America.

Justice delayed is justice denied.

She’s not likely to ride off into the sunset at 60.

Here we go again.

A general conversation and a lot of specifics about RFK. Jr.

Stupid is as stupid does.

It is too soon to tell.

Appointing unqualified loyalists is only the start.

Breaking news.

The politics of humiliation and gaslighting.

Stop me if you have heard this before, but he is unqualified for the job.

The President-Elect is testing the guardrails early.

Not Gaetz and Hegseth bad, but still, pretty bad.

Nancy Mace edition.

And, more broadly, about the normalization of Trump

When the abnormal ceases to be.

A GOP member of Congress on deportations.

We have crossed Putin’s red line.

The wrong solution for a real problem.

Of leopards and faces.