Outside the Beltway

Americans are concerned about very different things.

And you might ask yourself: “how did we get here?”

Police have been brought at universities across the country.

He’s more than just a kook.

The NYT is going all-in painting it as “far more radical, vindictive and unchecked” than the first.

Americans look back more fondly on the Trump economy than they did in 2020.

Are we betraying the Founders?

A disturbing dissection in the NYT Magazine.

A famed political forecaster doesn’t believe the polls.

David Brooks edition.

A republic if you can keep it, indeed.

Several glimmers of hope from the Ukraine funding bill.

MAGA Republicans have owned themselves whilst trying to own the libs.

If only we knew why Mississippi chose to join the Confederacy…

Simplistic solutions to complex problems lead to human suffering.

A win for the good guys and a loss for Trump and Putin.

It’s no longer just a Third World problem.

It is a bit of a mess.

A longstanding project inches forward.

A set of bills would fund Ukraine, Israel, and other bipartisan priorities while ticking of the MAGA crowd.

It must be another day that ends in a “Y”

It’s a relative thing.

An anti-Trump Republican endorses Trump.

Some initial thoughts.

The GOP caught the car and now doesn’t know what to do.

The gap is closing in the latest NYT/Siena College Poll.

“State’s rights” edition.

People around the world are more skeptical about governing institutions.

They can’t help themselves.

Suddenly, old voters are aligning Democrat and young ones Republican.

Liquefied Natural Gas edition.

Many Democrats are worried about the fallout.

But almost certainly won’t be.

Who could have seen this coming?

Shockingly, most people aren’t economists.

A two-level game where unconditional support has conditions.

Partisanship and representation in conflict.

A century-old tradition has gone by the wayside.

The IRS has finally created a website to allow some people to do it for free.

It’s a cottage industry.

“The Rise of ‘Middle-Finger Politics’”

A truckload of deplorables.

Virginia’s governor is finding running a state harder than running a venture capitalist firm.

A major effort to capture the diversity of America.

The 2000 Democratic Vice Presidential nominee turned maverick is gone at 82.

Some interesting tidbits.

He’s suddenly a billionaire after all.

And back to thoughts on section 3.

He may be fighting the last war.

A long tradition continues unabated.