Outside the Beltway

A case from rural Alabama.

Three members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff have been fired.

But it’s a different Bragg!

Remember kids, DEI is the REAL racism

Or is it?

Trump’s reaction to the air disaster is telling in a variety of ways.

Agencies are quickly seeking to comply with the President’s order.

Oligarchy and populism don’t mix.

Some discussion of history, politics, and policy.

The man tabbed to lead the Defense Department was deemed an “insider threat.”

There is no such thing as “the perfect candidate.”

And the real destruction of mail-in ballots

Making mountains of molehills.

The violence perpetrated by its namesake is well known. The violence that led to its creation, less so.

The actor known for “Good Times,” “Roots,” and “The West Wing” is gone at 84.

On security details and conflicting MAGA views about the danger of rhetoric

And more silence from our MAGA aligned commenters

Trump’s Anti-Black, Anti-Haitian Propaganda Is Harming Real People

Thoughts that didn’t fit in my last post

Racism this explicit needs to be directly confronted

Sometimes the bird gives you the bird

A superstar athlete’s treatment by police raises troubling questions.

More data shows a more complicated picture.

It would be nice if it just happened without any help.

The predicted has happened.

The anti-DEI party is suddenly really concerned about identity

Facts versus framing, with a little Mandela effect thrown in for good measure.

Is all diversity created equal?

The President’s support is considerably stronger among Black Democrats.

Reggie Jackson and playing baseball in the Deep South.

What out of control prosecutors and judges actually look like and why more people should be treated like former President Trump

The fine line between xenophobia and patriotism.

The inclusion of Negro League statistics has rewritten the game’s history.

After weeks of protest, a solid effort.

A gross miscarriage of justice.

Seven decades after de jure segregation was outlawed, de facto segregation is alive and well.

If only we knew why Mississippi chose to join the Confederacy…

A major effort to capture the diversity of America.

A long tradition continues unabated.

Explaining the inexplicable.

It’s harder than I would have thought.

Mo’ money, less problems.

A credulous report strings together some anedotes and dubious polling.

On racism, Republicans, and names

A powerful voice in Black media is a thorn in the administration’s side.

White Christian nationalism and the fight for control of America.

Demonstrators once again breached Hill security.

Updating the political saga of Newbern, Alabama.

A tale from the DeSantis’ Woke Wars.