Outside the Beltway

A too-long discourse on how courts should function.

Always look for evidence.

The line between “hero” and “victim” is blurry and rendered meaningless when the former is over-used

The words so sweet

The words so sweet.

The 6-3 opinion written by Justice Gorsuch and joined by Chief Justice Roberts defies conventional wisdom.

Lee Drutman’s Breaking the Two-Party Doom Loop

If the Democrats win back the White House in November, it’ll be no thanks to men.

Yet another grim milestone.

Utterly classic.

The GA14 House race.

Arguably the best comedian of his generation is not kidding around.

The state of American debate is not strong.

So, shake it out.

“Flickering Flame”

As the President becomes less popular, there are signs he’s losing support from his co-partisans in Congress.

Because sometimes a comment starts to become a post.

All of the ghouls come out to play

The Economist gives Joe Biden an 83% chance to win the Electoral College.

Every demon wants his pound of flesh.

The lockdowns are ending and likely not coming back.

All of these questions.

JK Rowling is uinder fire for arguing only women menstruate.

Decades of reform efforts have failed. Is it time for a radical solution?

I can never leave the past behind

Trump should be worried.

Codeswitch.

I like to keep my issues strong.

Clips of recent police behavior reminded me far too much of scenes from authoritarian Latin America.

Mostly stability.

It’s hard to dance with the devil on your back.

Official White House photos from the Battle of Lafayette Square.

Not that one. The other one.

The vagaries of our Presidential election mechanism gave us a surprising result in 2016. That’s unlikely this year.

“Liberty Blacked Out”

My latest for Defense One has published.

The preliminary hearing revealed a damning case against the shooter of a young black man.

The architect of the plan admits he was wrong.

Balancing social justice and criminal justice in a politically charged environment.

Iowa Republicans have had enough of being represented by a racist buffoon.

Here to relive your darkest moments.

The system makes it next to impossible to punish bad cops.

The President of the United States is on the precipice of fascism.