Outside the Beltway

Being against something just isn’t enough.

“Red States” and “Blue State”

The lunatic fringe idea is both appealing and unworkable.

Mostly a policy lament.

Disney has replaced a controversial song at its theme parks.

The popular former Republican governor of Maryland has correctly assessed his chances.

Some Democrats are angry!

What’s that phrased about broken clocks?

Another poll showing the same thing as the other polls.

The Supreme Court’s conservative majority is signaling an unfavorable ruling.

As tired as we may be of him, his nominating electorate appears ready for another round.

A growing trend has healthcare professionals and communities concerned.

“The GOP” is not a singular unit.

Tips for how to check yourself before you wreck yourself.

The jury forewoman is offering hints.

A seemingly benign but controversial gesture.

A post about thinking in a comparative way.

The 39th President is not well.

More on the US party system.

Setting the tone.

One of his 2020 primary opponents is tanned, rested, and ready.

Because I actually think its important.

Old men still bitter about where they went to college.

Carville, MTG, and hierarchy in America.

Looking for historical analogs and looking at some numbers.

Another bill doomed to die.

A brief foray into looking at Alabama state policy on fighting addiction.

Inane, effective, and part of a far broader ideological debate.

An aggressive but expected move.

The state of the union is . . . not good.

The primary calendar debate shows, yet again, that parties don’t fully control candidate selection.

South Carolina and Georgia win! Iowa loses! New Hampshire whines!

Tales of threat assessment and media reactions.

Someone has stepped up to challenge former President Trump.

A tough map for the Democrats.

Trump is still in the GOP driver’s seat.

Weirdly, politicians who don’t understand the debt ceiling also don’t understand other things.

Some numbers from the Emerson poll.

Some depressing stats.

Here we go again.

An object lesson on the challenges of alliance politics.

The market for competent centrists.

A silly workaround to an infuriating problem that won’t go away.

A real example of American exceptionalism.

The anti-Trump Republican could find re-election difficult.

And if you’ll buy that, I’ll throw the Golden Gate in free.

The Biden administration has a point.

A free panel on how transparent social media platforms should be about government requests