Outside the Beltway

National Review’s Kevin D. Williamson advocates for less democracy in America.

My home state has become the first in the South to join the trend.

It doesn’t work like the movies, Senator.

No, Colorado’s voting regulations are not roughly the same as Georgia’s.

Another entry in the “stunning, but not surprising” category of political observations.

Key posts across the government remain unfilled.

Overruling every case President Trump was involved in is getting silly.

A criminal trial is a poor venue for solving society’s problems.

And, really, all of this current wave of election legislation.

There’s no voting in baseball.

It makes sense for large-scale venues, yes? But making sense is not the issue.

The GA GOP is butting heads with corporations over HB202

Is he bogarting all the good documentaries?

A Trump-era policy designed to screw over blue states may actually be a good one.

There’s a right way and a wrong way to improve the system.

How well do single-seat districts lead to representation? (And of what?)

The 6th Circuit is allowing a professor fired for misgendering a transwoman to sue his state university.

Quite a number of Democratic Congressmen are thinking about seeking a new job.

A little-known rule might allow a majority to pass one more bill.

Apparently, all those states legislating on transgender kids playing sports are doing it for no reason.

A truly silly characterization from Senator Mike Lee.

Georgia Public Broadcasting provides a useful list of provisions.

An example from Dan McLaughlin of NR

It makes voting harder.

A George Mason economist has an intriguing idea but maybe he has it backwards.

The media became the story but the President was the news.

We tend to focus on the wrong qualities in our early assessments.

The downfall of Andrew Cuomo shines a light on toxic workplaces and governance styles.

Our current forms of collective action on guns have failed us.

While progressives in the party are often frustrated with the West Virginia Senator, he is demonstrating yet again that he’s no Republican.

His stale jokes about eating dog have drawn fire for years.

Multiple indicators point to a decline in the representativeness of the American system.

Appoint more Asian American and Pacific Islanders. Or else!

What at first blush appears a case of hypocrisy and cancel culture is a violation of professional ethics.

An interesting proposal to improve tax collection.

The seemingly unremarkable event hadn’t happened in four decades.

We’re about to spend a whole lot more money.

Nonhierarchical parties strike again.

The U.S. Senators and a U.S. Representative beg to differ.

Let’s not get overly dramatic about special elections.

Immigration policy is harder than it looks.

Empowering authoritarians.

A mass shooting in Atlanta draws attention to a problem of which I was only tangentially aware.

Credulous reports notwithstanding, there’s more to the story.

Our insistence on relying on an 18th Century understanding of electoral systems is our ongoing bane (if one values representative government).

Any “fair” drawing of districts will yield a GOP advantage over time.

Those expecting Bernie Sanders’ agenda are sorely disappointed.

There are legitimate ethical and liberty questions but they’re outweighed by the benefits.

Deal-making in Washington is next to impossible.