Outside the Beltway

Open access to party labels has consequences.

Constant flight delays and other frustrations require a solution.

A more dangerous world is changing the relationship.

A second stash has led to a special counsel and political embarrassment.

“New Year’s Launch”

The one-time Juiceboxer is still annoying the mainstream media.

A legendary guitarist is gone at 78.

The Robespierres in the House of Representatives are driving American politics in a predictably horrible direction.

A controversial artillery round is being used effectively against Russian forces.

“Cooking with gas” could become a thing of the past. But it probably won’t.

The race is on before the 89-year-old has announced her intentions.

A brilliant journalist is gone at 44.

Mike Pompeo’s PAC wants you to know that Mike Pompeo’s book is a “thriller with stories from the heart” of Mike Pompeo

Just like Trump’s except for every important detail.

The longtime journalist is gone at 100.

Latin America’s answer to Donald Trump has his own insurrection attempt.

Some thoughts on polling and the news since 2016.

Why millenia-old concrete outlasts its modern version.

A big problem with a simple solution.

A new Census definition has changed classifications slightly. It doesn’t go nearly far enough.

Another reason so many get their information from biased outlets.

Mostly about the majority party.

After 15 votes and innumerable concessions, Kevin McCarthy is nominally in charge of the House of Representatives.

Cities across the United States are taking the wrong approach to a crisis.

Some amazing images.

An example of why its a good idea to wait for data before making policy decisions.

The US Government has reluctantly decided to spell an ally’s name they way they prefer.

The Michigan Senator’s stepping down at a reasonable age shocked everyone.

A proposed rule would increase the freedom of a huge segment of the labor force.

The anti-McCarthy holdouts have no end game.

“Frozen Sky”

What a too-good-too-be-true story shows us about the modern news business.

After two days of futility, a deal is coming together to make futility permanent.

You gotta have the votes.

He is proving the opposite of his argument.

Just when you thought they couldn’t get more incompetent.

If it hasn’t happened already, it soon will.

The Army has done the right thing the wrong way.