Outside the Beltway

A laser focus on the pandemic and economic insecurity has him in good shape at the traditional check-in point.

Let’s call it what it is.

More voice, more votes, more representation.

It’s undemocratic and we should get rid of it. But doing so isn’t a panacea.

The President has overturned decades of US foreign policy and alienated a NATO ally for, well, reasons.

With an appearance by Caitlyn Jenner’s choice of party.

Are we thinking about job training all wrong?

More dramatic stats from a difficult year.

It’s harder than a looks, especially given the limited size of the problem.

They were “disrespectful to the rule of law.”

Would a woman with his credentials be taken seriously?

Look at who’s lined up against H.R. 1.

The latest variant of the “No Justice, No Peace” threat is unhelpful.

A new poll from Texas give us a chance to think about parties and nominations in the US.

More evidence that elite signals matter for mass behavior.

The Ezra Klein show on the “infrastructure” bill.

Yes, it’s complicated, but it is also time to stop relying on cliches.

It’s not just Red states that put up too many barriers.

RussiaGate is back in the news but the story is unlikely to move the needle.

A recent report shows 78 of 435 seats in the US House are truly competitive.

President Biden has a second chance to do the right thing.

It’s seemingly just a matter of time before recreational use is allowed throughout the United States.

Stenography is not journalism.

President Biden’s pollster has made an amazing discovery.

The Free State may have gotten just a little freer.

Stoking a bizarre fantasy that will not die.

We need to rethink traffic stops.

Refuseniks are far more confident than those already vaccinated.

Fulfilling a campaign promise and keeping the discussion alive.

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.