Outside the Beltway

“Birds and Bluffs”

A rare man and a rare milestone.

A 5-4 ruling overturns a unanimous decision from 1985.

Out Trumping Trump is possible because of Trump.

Perfect timing, it would seem.

The stiffest punishment yet for a January 6 seditionist.

The US intelligence community and Silicon Valley are warning of a major threat.

Seems about right.

Continuing to work an annoying issue that WordPress doesn’t care about. At all.

Are they bored? Delusional?

Faint praise edition.

Virginia’s governor is reportedly taking a shot at the 2024 Republican nomination.

A sign of the times.

The leveling of Bakhmut is the latest Russian atrocity.

The simplest solution to the editing issue.

A bad idea backed up by worse reasoning.

Why Google isn’t AltaVista.

He’s turned Russia from a G-8 member to an international pariah.

Every once in a blue moon, a glimpse of humanity can be seen.

When prejudice overrides simple humanity.

It is something we need to think about.

Do we have to pick one?

Debt-trap diplomacy has finally come home to roost.

The times, they are a-changin’.

Can the fat man take down the elephant in the room?

Does a successful, moderate governor stand any chance in today’s GOP?

Disney is making some unwelcome moves.

The state Senate has amended the bill considerably.

When we do it, it’s negotiation. When they do it, it’s hostage taking—and terrorism.

Who knew they got cell reception?

A bill in Alabama would bar Chinese nationals from buying property in the state.

Striking the balance between cruel and misleading.

A regional chain registered it in 1989. Has it become generic?

Will consumers put up with monthly fees on top of hefty sticker prices?

Did the Trump stunt backfire? Or just an anomaly?

Normal diplomacy with an abnormal ally.