Outside the Beltway

The politics and the science are in conflict.

It doesn’t work like the movies, Senator.

Is a de minimus standard too small?

No, Colorado’s voting regulations are not roughly the same as Georgia’s.

49 percent of Americans lean Democratic, compared to 40 for Republicans. Yet a plurality identify as Independent.

Another entry in the “stunning, but not surprising” category of political observations.

Key posts across the government remain unfilled.

Overruling every case President Trump was involved in is getting silly.

The Internet killed the newspaper without really replacing it.

A criminal trial is a poor venue for solving society’s problems.

Elected officials should not comment on ongoing legal proceedings.

And, really, all of this current wave of election legislation.

There’s no voting in baseball.

When the solution is worse than the problem.

The US continues in the right direction.

It makes sense for large-scale venues, yes? But making sense is not the issue.

He probably lacks the legal authority. And business interests in is state will fight hard against him.

A subtle but odd change in house style for the Paper of Record

Vaccinations are not keeping up with recklessness.

A loon wolf terrorist who followed Louis Farrakhan was responsible.

The GA GOP is butting heads with corporations over HB202

Is he bogarting all the good documentaries?

A Trump-era policy designed to screw over blue states may actually be a good one.

“Willet”

We can all agree that it’s important but not what it is.

The Watergate conspirator, author, and talk show host was 90.

There’s a right way and a wrong way to improve the system.

How well do single-seat districts lead to representation? (And of what?)

Judges are pressuring prosecutors to strike deals, most of which will be for misdemeanors.

The 6th Circuit is allowing a professor fired for misgendering a transwoman to sue his state university.

A shocking number of states no longer require them and the Leader of the Free World lacks the authority to change that.

Competing analogies and externalities.

A really weird proposal to solve a problem that probably doesn’t exist.

Many states are moving to a first come, first served basis for COVID shots.

Quite a number of Democratic Congressmen are thinking about seeking a new job.

A little-known rule might allow a majority to pass one more bill.

Apparently, all those states legislating on transgender kids playing sports are doing it for no reason.