Outside the Beltway

A meaningless gesture that’s long overdue.

It passed the Senate unanimously.

And linkages to broader US politics.

He’s in the minority but promises to start obstructing again if that changes.

Yet another thing driving Americans apart.

You know, some light weekend thoughts.

Well, nothing of course.

One party is divided on how to govern and the other is united in not governing.

The question is: for how long and ultimately how much?

The project that has been on-again, off-again since 2008 seems to be off for good.

Even incredibly abnormal Presidents are Presidents.

The Commonwealth is much more diverse than national election returns might indicate.

The law and justice are frequently not the same thing.

The piling on continues.

Vague reporting makes it hard to know whether the latest scandal is scandalous.

Or, at least, he’s willing to kill democracy in order to save it.

Millions have health insurance who otherwise wouldn’t.

The post really isn’t about Sinema as much as it about a theory of poltiics.

Brought to you by the son of Moon.

Cries that American democracy is in jeopardy are not hyperbole.

The answer seems simple but it isn’t.

A special session looms. (And how this is not like the filibuster in the US Senate).

A damning number.

We need what we aren’t going to get.

The country is in peril.

“If the conservative cause depends on the populist appeal of one personality, or on second-rate imitations, then we’re not going anywhere.”

Even the smartest designers can’t anticipate all the flaws with the rules they write.

A bipartisan compromise appears unlikely.

A recent poll provides interesting insights.

The saga continues.

Looking to Federalist 22.

I think this underscores the problem with the 60-vote requirement.

Could this be the straw that broke the camel’s back?

A third of the party’s Members of Congress voted against a popular bill.

It’s at least as bad as you thought it was.

An over-eager supporter or something more sinister?

Even as things improve, the virus continues to take its toll.

A powerful symbol has been robbed of its significance.

And general considerations on mid-term elections.

Speaker Pelosi and House Republicans are waging separate battles with science.

The GOP is actually pretty healthy at the moment, despite some public rhetoric to the contrary.

For now, at least, it can shift millions of its earnings to Luxembourg.

A quick lesson about American parties.

Here we go again.

The Southeast has been hit especially hard.

New polling provides useful insights into the problem.

A shocking yet unsurprising statistic.

The latest front on the war on truth.