Outside the Beltway

“25 Shiny Pennies All in a Pile”

Data from Texas underscore a frequent point about primaries.

His attacks are, in fact, the best case for tenure.

The 45th President is unlikely to face Federal prosecution but state and civil suits are not going his way.

Because of course he did.

Republicans competing to see who can be the toughest on crime

A new way to think about the problem.

Even liberal states like California and Massachusetts are moving on.

The great conservative humorist is gone at 74.

The bar for defaming public officials is too high.

The ‘Ghostbusters’ and ‘Animal House’ producer is gone at 75.

The anti-vax-and-other-stuff protest is spreading to Europe.

Our system lacks accountability.

Two unclassified after-action reports shine a new—if one-sided—light on the evacuation.

What if the “fake news” is really fake news?

Musings about US politics and culture.

Western intelligence agencies continue to predict an invasion under absurd pretexts.

A protest against vaccine mandates is growing with a little help from our adversaries.

The veteran journalist and Fox News original is gone at 75.

“Vulcan”

Can the Misery Index be far behind?

Former President Trump routinely broke the law with respect to protecting public records.

Blue and red states alike are ending mask mandates and other restrictions.

Two popular Republican governors have declined a chance to join the World’s Greatest Deliberative Body.

The infamous duo will have to do what they were already supposed to do for a year.

Better than nothing, but still not enough.

The plural of anecdote is not data.

It’s Manchin-approved.

Out of a sense of fairness, I gave a listen.

Doing the right thing on 1/6/20 doesn’t absolve him of being a key Trump enabler.

New Mexico Senator Ben Ray Luján is hospitalized with a stroke.

How do we know when our government is telling us the truth?

Trump’s pardon offer is just another way to propagate the big lies about the election and 1/6.