Outside the Beltway

Jeffrey Epstein, a billionaire investor previously charged with sex crimes involving minors, has been charged with sex trafficking involving minors.

The next Prime Minster of the United Kingdom will be chosen by a very small segment of both the population and the Conservative Party. Does that make sense?

Where you can’t be off topic because there IS no topic.

Nearly half the country thinks he’s not a terrible President.

A law review article written when the former was a student provides an interesting contrast.

In memos to his superiors, the British Ambassador to the United States had an exceedingly frank, and negative, assessment of the current occupant of the White House.

The Trump Administration has informed Federal District Court Judges in Maryland and New York that it intends to still try to justify putting a citizenship question on the 2020 Census.

Should the pundit class look more like America?

Kamala Harris lagged the top Democratic candidates in fundraising in the second quarter, but that’s likely to change.

The ground shook overnight in Southern California for the second time in two days.

Anchorage had record high temperatures yesterday.

We could use a man like Herbert Hoover again.

Christian doctrine actually has a lot to say that is of relevance to the border.

Not a new observation, but one that should not be forgotten.

Bernie Sanders is finding that the 2020 campaign is very different from 2016.

The attempt by Arizona’s Governor to revoke tax benefits granted to Nike in the wake of the “Betsy Ross Flag” controversy is most likely unconstitutional.

Happy 5th.

June’s jobs report brought in stronger than expected numbers but the fact that these numbers have not been consistent all year makes one wonder what the state of the economy really is.

A law professor reads too much into a cryptic concurrence.

Where you can’t be off topic because there IS no topic.

It was a very successful fundraising quarter for the former Vice-President.

Ideas, not tanks.

Change isn’t likely.

In the spirit of the holiday, it’s time to eat to excess, drink adult beverages, and blow stuff up..

Is it possible, or even appropriate, to express pride in a country that is being led by a President who stands against everything this country stands for?

A convergence of OTB discussions.

After 67 years, Mad magazine is ceasing publication of new material.

The surging candidate seems to be trying to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.

The Republican Party is ruining the country. But so are the Democrats?

A day after appearing to have conceded the issue, the Trump Administration says it is still looking for a way to include a citizenship question on the ballot.

The post-debate polling of the Democratic race continues to be somewhat chaotic, but it’s clear that Harris and Warren have made this a very different race than it was before the debates.

In the wake of an adverse Supreme Court ruling, the Trump Administration has decided not to include a citizenship question on the 2020 Census.

Elizabeth Warren and Kamala Harris are up, and Bernie Sanders is down, in the first state-level poll since the debates.

The Trump Administration has officially conceded to the rule of law.

One of America’s fist celebrity CEO’s has passed away at the age of 94.

Under pressure to cut costs and unable to cut services, the workers are the likely victims.

Where you can’t be off topic because there IS no topic.

The ex-athlete has picked a bizarre target.

Three new polls show significant changes in the Democratic race in the wake of last week’s debates.

As expected, the House Ways & Means Committee is suing Treasury Secretary Mnuchin over his refusal to provide the committee with copies of the President’s tax returns.

Whether he knows it or not, Donald Trump is assisting the Russian leader in his goal of undermining the foundational institutions of democracy and freedom.

Bernie Sanders raised $18 million in the second quarter of the year, trailing fellow candidate Pete Buttigieg.

President Trump And the RNC raised a record amount in the second quarter of the year.

News outlets are hyping small swings in their surveys but the race is pretty much where it was when it began.

Rural Americans are much less likely to go to college than their urban counterparts. Is there a solution?

New polling suggests that the President may not be benefiting from the relatively healthy economy as much as expected.

Can the commander-in-chief’s tweets be unlawful command influence?

Just over a year after the United States repudiated the JCPOA, Iran has surpassed a limit on uranium enrichment set by the JCPOA

Every offseason re-aligns the sport in fascinating ways.