Outside the Beltway

Statehood is on the ballot this November.

More on SCOTUS expansion and other issues.

Perhaps a bit of a hot take.

It is about finding ways to combat minority rule.

Ignoring religious diversity makes polarization much worse.

Is Trump really an outlier?

A defense of the indefensible.

President Trump is historically unpopular and has consistently trailed Joe Biden. He could still win.

Statements by an HHS official underscore the rot of this administration.

The Electoral College is once again having the opposite effect of what its defenders claim.

A potentially catastrophic delay has been averted.

Sorry, UC Irvine, as long as Navarro is on the faculty, no donations from this graduate.

Trump appears to have been shamed into doing part of his job.

More good news for Biden.

Thinking about wildfires and electoral politics.

It will, however, be appealed to SCOTUS.

A pleasant surprise.

A party-line vote may scuttle mail-in voting in a crucial swing state.

Holding the president accountable is hard.

A game wherein one team has to score more points to win than does the other.

The two oldest major party nominees in American history are not inspiring great confidence.

The formula: promote an image until the jig is up.

The President admits that he intentionally downplayed the threat posed by the epidemic.

The AG is not supposed to be the President’s personal attorney.

What is more concerning, speculation and war games, or the words of POTUS?

Biden is polling well, and consistently so.

Our screwy electoral system requires thinking about screwy scenarios.

Media bias is real, but it isn’t what many claim it to be.

Trump basically confirmed all but one aspect of the Atlantic story.

As Election Day draws closer, the President is doubling down on stoking racial resentment.

American fascism is on parade, right now.

The latest FNC poll has more good news for Biden.

An uncharacteristic misstep by a seasoned pro.

Is shunning those without college degrees the last acceptable prejudice?

New numbers show more consistency.

My latest for Defense One.

Accuracy takes time.

Trump is less popular with the troops that one might assume.

The one-time wunderkind, blogging pioneer, and same-sex marriage champion is now on the outs.

Why roll with the facts when you can confuse your supporters with conspiracy theories?

The politics of protests.

Yet more flouting of the rule of law by the Trump administration.

Anonymous bullshit from the New York Post.

We’re winding down to Election Day. Where do we stand?

The platform decision is emblematic of a Trump-led party.

Some recommended reading.

This really is the heart of the issue.

A stark contrast.