Outside the Beltway

We’re all apes. And some are willfully stupid about their public duties.

Or, at least, he’s willing to kill democracy in order to save it.

A major first step to solving a longstanding global issue.

Millions have health insurance who otherwise wouldn’t.

The post really isn’t about Sinema as much as it about a theory of poltiics.

Retired generals are no longer in the military.

Brought to you by the son of Moon.

Prosecutors want rioters to pay for it.

“Weight of the Past”

A very strange approach to talent management.

An outrage was averted by an act of kindness.

An unfunded mandate remains in place.

A podcast recommendation.

Cries that American democracy is in jeopardy are not hyperbole.

A star player has opted out of a Grand Slam, citing “mental health.”

The answer seems simple but it isn’t.

Welcome to June.

A special session looms. (And how this is not like the filibuster in the US Senate).

A damning number.

We need what we aren’t going to get.

A truly bizarre controversy at Chapel Hill.

The country is in peril.

“If the conservative cause depends on the populist appeal of one personality, or on second-rate imitations, then we’re not going anywhere.”

My contribution to a continuing debate.

“Bent”

The author of beloved children’s books is gone at 91.

A veteran health reporter says the end is near. But there’s a huge caveat.

Even the smartest designers can’t anticipate all the flaws with the rules they write.

The fact-checkers blew this one and blew it big.

A bipartisan compromise appears unlikely.

Federal police officers continue to be immune from lawsuits.

A recent poll provides interesting insights.

The saga continues.

Looking to Federalist 22.

I think this underscores the problem with the 60-vote requirement.