Outside the Beltway

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.