Outside the Beltway

“Under the Pier”

How far should the government be able to go?

What the numbers tell us about remote work and productivity.

America survived a civil war and the turmoil of the 1960s. Can we rebound again?

Happy Independence Day!

Slavery is an inextricable part of our past, whether we want to talk about it or not.

You can’t fire me, I quit!

Forget the cafe latte, screw the raspberry iced tea.

Happy 4th!

Is America’s military capable of fighting the next war?

The rioting never seems to stop.

The justices declined to review a bizarre 4th Circuit decision.

The Supreme Court sided with an anti-gay website designer.

The central question remains unresolved.

The inevitable has happened. Now for the fallout.

“June Rain”

Decades of innovation may be coming to fruition.

The President is trying to change perceptions ahead of the election.

A massive expansion of the Pell Grant program for prisoners goes into effect next month.

The silliness of singling out tiny measures.

The parties do not control their labels.

Good news with a cautionary note.

It’s just as possible to live on one income as it was in 1970. But not really.

And some cable “news” thoughts.

Our car culture is killing us.

One question answered. Another raised.

Another entry into the ongoing performative politics of Ron DeSantis.

The process that could chance Alabama’s congressional delegation begins.

Well, that de-escalated quickly.

Because it deserves more than just an entry in a tab-clearing list.

An acronym has slowly morphed into a mnemonic device.

A stupid move by a crackpot? Or a turning point?

The weatherman don’t know which way the wind blows.

Yet more allegations.