Outside the Beltway

The data are clear (and the predictions were correct).

Politics, rhetoric, and the question of controlled burns.

Blue states might get some surprising help.

The honey badger strikes again.

Pro-tip: Googling BEFORE posting a Hot Take can save a lot of embarrasment

Chief Justice Roberts and Associate Justice Barrett sided with the Court’s liberals.

Greenland, Canada, and Panama. Oh my.

The man who tried to prevent the vote from being counted last time is about to be certified President again.

Editors killed a cartoon criticizing media and tech moguls for giving money to Trump.

The real crime is what’s legal.

And thoughts on “mandates.”

Fomenting fear, not demonstrating leadership.

An unlikely and almost certainly inefficacious possibility.

Yet again, a court affirms he committed sexual assault.

Oligarchy and populism don’t mix.

Eleven weeks with no accountability.

The fight over the continuing resolution raises some questions.

There are 800 or so of them in the United States alone. Where the hell did they come from?

A rare area of agreement.

Using money to control the GOP.

Our transitions are too long.

Gaetz’s own party hates him almost as much as the Democrats hate him

Partisanship weakens the immune system and can lead to spread of bad ideas.

I question the timing.

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.