Outside the Beltway

* – but the tariffs didn’t start until April 2

A response to an argument based on feels not facts

“Halo”

A day of AI, tariffs, and world historic stupidity.

It’s like tab clearing, but for those with no attention spa… squirrel!

Saying it again for the folks who can’t hear.

Who would have guessed?

We are about to find out the degree to which trade wars are good and easy to win.

Spoiler alert: This is going to be a disaster

He filibustered nothing for a very long time.

A great actor is gone at 65.

A fool and his forum are soon commented upon.

He was looking for an election to buy.

This week: classic Doctor Who

The courts have ruled the far-right leader ineligible to run.

America’s edge in innovation, built over a century, is being squandered in weeks.

A natural evolution in American foreign policy, albeit a concerning one.

The Nerd Prom chickens out.

The media, the academy, and the courts, are all in the crosshairs.

Elite American universities are surrending at an astonishing pace.

Making the Markets Dive Again.

Unequal treatment for senior officials is the norm, like it or not.

“Geese in Watercolors”

Will the Netanyahu government double down on its weakening of Iran?

Yet another test of Executive power for the courts to resolve.

Sad and strange circumstances have forced the Democratic party to become the conservative party now. It’s important to remind ourselves of what is good in our lives and what is worth defending. 

Infrastructure week is continuing

The unsurprising response to the Signal debacle.

The ineptitude is staggering.

You know, the meritocracy at work.

This week: early Marvel comics.