Outside the Beltway

Tab Clearing and Quick Takes

· Tuesday, February 27, 2024 · 13 comments

Biden’s Gaza Dilemma

· Tuesday, February 27, 2024 · 53 comments

Some Democrats are threatening to sit November out.

Tuesday’s Forum

· Tuesday, February 27, 2024 · 39 comments

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A Decades-Long Stock Market Bubble?

· Monday, February 26, 2024 · 21 comments

The S&P and Nikkei are at all-time highs. Economists warn that it won’t last.

Monday’s Forum

· Monday, February 26, 2024 · 61 comments

GOP “Unity”

· Sunday, February 25, 2024 · 22 comments

Data from the early primaries

The Pretend Primary

· Sunday, February 25, 2024 · 23 comments

In a shocking development, the overwhelming frontrunner is winning.

Sunday’s Forum

· Sunday, February 25, 2024 · 39 comments

Congress Contemplating Counter-Insurrection

· Saturday, February 24, 2024 · 23 comments

A truly insane proposition.

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Burn it All Down

· Saturday, February 24, 2024 · 14 comments

The politics of chaos.

LaPierre’s Grift

· Saturday, February 24, 2024 · 25 comments

Saturday’s Forum

· Saturday, February 24, 2024 · 47 comments

Friday Tabs

· Friday, February 23, 2024 · 42 comments

California’s Weird Election Laws

· Friday, February 23, 2024 · 21 comments

The Top Two system has created perverse incentives.

A Photo for Friday

· Friday, February 23, 2024 · 12 comments

“Crimson Column”

Friday’s Forum

· Friday, February 23, 2024 · 80 comments

The Psychology of Inflation

· Thursday, February 22, 2024 · 37 comments

The food is too damn high!

Thursday’s Forum

· Thursday, February 22, 2024 · 57 comments

Alabama Says Frozen Embryos Are Children

· Wednesday, February 21, 2024 · 69 comments

A narrow ruling in a civil case could have huge consequences.

Wednesday’s Forum

· Wednesday, February 21, 2024 · 88 comments

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Dems in Array?

· Tuesday, February 20, 2024 · 11 comments

A data point or two amid the panic.

The Non-Emergent Democratic Majority?

· Tuesday, February 20, 2024 · 59 comments

The realignment of America’s political parties wasn’t quite what was hoped.

Tuesday’s Forum

· Tuesday, February 20, 2024 · 53 comments

Trump Fatigue

· Monday, February 19, 2024 · 54 comments

Fighting a cult of personality is exhausting.

Monday’s Forum

· Monday, February 19, 2024 · 24 comments

Trump Sneakers

· Sunday, February 18, 2024 · 85 comments

Live! From New York, it’s…wait, what?

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Bowling Aloner

· Sunday, February 18, 2024 · 28 comments

If we’re even bowling at all.

Sunday’s Forum

· Sunday, February 18, 2024 · 17 comments

Trumpification of the GOP

· Saturday, February 17, 2024 · 22 comments

A Graph to Ponder

· Saturday, February 17, 2024 · 17 comments

A fundamental flaw illustrated.

Trump’s Mounting Legal Bills

· Saturday, February 17, 2024 · 55 comments

He owes over half a billion so far. That creates significant conflicts of interest.

Saturday’s Forum

· Saturday, February 17, 2024 · 41 comments

About That Cult Thing…

· Friday, February 16, 2024 · 19 comments

Cults of personality are not the same as cults.

FBI Informant Charged with Lying about Bidens

· Friday, February 16, 2024 · 15 comments

An unsurprising twist.

Do Democrats Have a Better Option Than Biden?

· Friday, February 16, 2024 · 56 comments

Ezra Klein makes a compelling case.

A Photo for Friday

· Friday, February 16, 2024 · 2 comments

“Foggy Sunrise II”

Friday’s Forum

· Friday, February 16, 2024 · 86 comments

Thursday Tab Clearing

· Thursday, February 15, 2024 · 31 comments

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Congress Spills the Beans on Russian Capability

· Thursday, February 15, 2024 · 24 comments

The White House is doing damage control.

The Hur Report and Beau Biden

· Thursday, February 15, 2024 · 35 comments

A new report puts the conversation in a different light.

Thursday’s Forum

· Thursday, February 15, 2024 · 44 comments

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Some Luke Warm Takes On NY3

· Wednesday, February 14, 2024 · 45 comments

Yes, every special election is a very special snowflake, but trends do emerge

Wednesday’s Forum

· Wednesday, February 14, 2024 · 104 comments

Mayorkas Impeached

· Tuesday, February 13, 2024 · 14 comments

Joint Chiefs Chair Caught in the Middle

· Tuesday, February 13, 2024 · 19 comments

In the Trump era, it’s all politics.

Bob Edwards, 1947-2024

· Tuesday, February 13, 2024 · 4 comments

The longtime NPR host is gone at 76.

Tuesday’s Forum

· Tuesday, February 13, 2024 · 81 comments

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Chris Christie Won’t Vote for Biden or Trump

· Monday, February 12, 2024 · 57 comments

If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice.

Monday’s Forum

· Monday, February 12, 2024 · 60 comments

This is How Fascists Behave

· Sunday, February 11, 2024 · 34 comments

Force and order.

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