Outside the Beltway

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.

A deep tradition rightly under scrutiny.

Doubling down on state standards on slavery.

A Representative’s slip of the tongue and the ensuing debate.

Inter-generational power is a thing.

Those who refuse to learn about the past often perpetuate its mistakes.

It’s becoming just another day off work!

A surprising ruling on the Voting Rights Act.

A perennial question.

There’s a fine line between upholding cultural norms and structural racism.

The “We Were Soldiers Once” author and his wife have been honored.

He’s likely to make heads explode.

Inventing outrage in an already outrageous world.

UPenn law professor Amy Wax as a test case.

Disney has replaced a controversial song at its theme parks.

A seemingly benign but controversial gesture.

Because I actually think its important.

Carville, MTG, and hierarchy in America.

My (apparently) annual reflections on “The content of their character” day

A pending Supreme Court ruling could be more impactful than many realize.

There’s training on uncomfortable subjects. Oh noes!

Congress is poised to legislate protections previously mandated by the courts.

Do his achievements and good works outweigh his virulent antisemitism?

Discrimination? Issues? Incumbency?

Not everything is racially-motivated but most things have a disparate impact.

A revealing comparison of Republican districts that deny and don’t deny the 2020 outcome.

They’re a bloc but also not.

The reactionary press is once again misrepresenting diversity training.

Mary Peltola’s election was a milestone for America’s First Peoples.

It goes deeper than base names.

President Biden had a meeting with some historians. The horrors.

Many young, progressive Jews are feeling unwelcome in young, progressive circles.

A major milestone has been reached.

The iconic basketball player, coach, and civil rights leader is gone at 88.

Ruy Teixeira finds that Hispanics aren’t yet woke.

As Democrats gain college-educated voters, they’re losing Hispanics and men.

Justice Stephen Breyer is retiring today and will swear his former law clerk in his replacement.