Outside the Beltway

Tonight’s installment is a rarity: a breakout artist who I’ve discovered more-or-less in real time.

The Judge presiding over the lawsuit brought by a group of Twitter users blocked by President Trump may have sent a hint about how she’s inclined to rule during a hearing this week.

Once again, there’s speculation in Washington that Justice Anthony Kennedy could retire this year.

Two seemingly contradictory essays out today highlight the exhausting political conversation environment.

A better than expected jobs report for February, but wage growth slowed for the month.

A photo in honor of Colombian congressional elections this weekend.

Netflix no longer offers President Frank Underwood. They’re lining up a replacement.

North Korea’s Dear Leader has baited the President of the United States into a trap.

An artist that’s been around for years that I’ve only discovered recently.

On OTB’s subjective, inconsistent enforcement of its policies designed to promote civil discussion.

A disturbing report in the Miami Herald highlights the farce into which this trial has descended.

The eighty year old mystery regarding the fate of famed aviator Amelia Earhart may have taken a step toward being solved if the results of a new forensic study are correct.

What the heck is going on in Kentucky and Tennessee?

The microdevelopment of the site continues apace.

Maryland’s legislature is considering a law that would require candidates for President to release their tax returns. It’s probably not Constitutional.

The Federal Government has fired another shot in the ongoing war over so-called “sanctuary cities.”

Another lawsuit has been filed against Dick’s Sporting Goods over its policy barring gun sales based on age.

My former home state executes more people per capita than any other state in the union. It has not gotten much better at it.

Witnesses say another student was “showing off his gun.”

The Russia investigation rolls on with more evidence of questionable conduct on the part of Trump and his team.

The Eagles had an all-time hit with this song in 1978. Alas, this isn’t it.

An unspecified number of White House staffers unable to obtain security clearances are out, with several more likely to follow.

Adult film star Stormy Daniels has filed a lawsuit against the President, handing the already beleaguered White House yet another headache.

The legal distinction between “personal capacity” and “official capacity” makes no sense for senior presidential appointees.

In 2017, there were ten Saudis on Forbes’ billionaires list. This year, there are none.

Two *really* different versions of an iconic song.

The chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisors is out after failing to convince the boss not to impose tariffs.

We may about to see a wave of teacher strikes.

The inevitable response to announcements by the big box stores that they would not sell guns to those under 21 has arrived.

In Defense One, Butch Bracknell and I explain “Why ‘Different Spanks for Different Ranks’ Are Often Justified.”

The President suffered a setback in his other job yesterday.

The Kim regime released a statement saying they were open to talks and would not conduct provocative tests while they were ongoing.

The former Trump campaign official made the most of his 15 minutes of fame.

The 80-year-old Mississippi Republican, who was first elected to the Senate in 1978 after serving six years in the House, has been in poor health.

Several versions of a classic from the year I became a fan of rock and roll.

While Team Trump has gone out of its way to waylay the Russia investigation, this may not be is part of that effort.

POLITICO buries the lede in making the case for “Donald Trump’s bubble presidency.”

One of my favorite “new” songs in recent years came out in 1994.

Texas has an unusually named (and, well, unusual) candidate for the GOP nomination for governor.

How ‘tainted’ must a funder be before a charity is obliged to reject the donation?

The circumstantial case for corruption by Kushner is growing.

After six months, Angela Merkel has apparently succeeded in forming a coalition government.

After skipping such events in his first thirteen months in office, the President tried his hand at stand-up last night to mixed reviews.

He did what many had thought humanly impossible in running a sub-4 minute mile in 1954 and followed that with a brilliant career in medicine.

The actor best known for his run on M*A*S*H died Saturday after a battle with colon cancer.

The President jokingly praised his Chinese counterpart’s power grab at a fundraiser. But he seriously doesn’t understand the rule of law.

New-to-me music lurks in the strangest places. This time, sports talk radio.

Four social media stars have been fired from their television show after the revelation that Pamela Gellar is their mother.

Responsible governance from the Golden State?

The latest, and most grave, example of the current tide of right-wing populism can be found in Italy.