Outside the Beltway

MAGA Republicans have owned themselves whilst trying to own the libs.

The AP journalist taken hostage for almost seven years has died.

If only we knew why Mississippi chose to join the Confederacy…

Simplistic solutions to complex problems lead to human suffering.

A win for the good guys and a loss for Trump and Putin.

Finding 12 impartial people in a high-profile trial is challenging.

The Western sphere widens.

The courts would likely allow restricting a Chinese data mining operation popular with American teenagers.

It’s no longer just a Third World problem.

Part of an ongoing conversation.

It’s about time.

“Gathering Rain”

It was the least they could do.

It is a bit of a mess.

A longstanding project inches forward.

A set of bills would fund Ukraine, Israel, and other bipartisan priorities while ticking of the MAGA crowd.

While the West dithers, Russia is doubling down.

A Man For All Seasons goes to the heart of our current political season

It must be another day that ends in a “Y”

A longstanding precedent may be in jeopardy.

Is it even possible to find 12 impartial citizens to judge a figure so infamous?

It’s a relative thing.

An anti-Trump Republican endorses Trump.

Two related questions.

Gotta clear ’em all!

Some initial thoughts.

The GOP caught the car and now doesn’t know what to do.

The gap is closing in the latest NYT/Siena College Poll.

“In Profile”

“State’s rights” edition.

Some of these have been piling up for a while.

People around the world are more skeptical about governing institutions.

Trials of mRNA treatments are going well.

They can’t help themselves.

As the Silents and Boomers die off, their assets will be redistributed.

A legendary soldier is gone at 97.