Outside the Beltway

An example of security theater with proven negative social impacts

Two incumbents roared to victory despite his opposition.

Some great suggestions, same lame ones, and some missed opportunities.

Alas, it’s unlikely to change the policies that enable them.

There’s much more to the story than meets the eye.

Another potential deal that doesn’t address the central issue.

The President continues his recent penchant for saying the quiet part out loud.

Who gets to claim Latino heritage?

She advocated that AZ overturn its election.

Very little progress has been made towards racial justice.

A long-overdue milestone has been reached.

An ugly divorce exposes a gap in our legal structure.

“Running”

The combination of a horrendous rollout and a social media onslaught was disastrous.

An ongoing series of observations.

A diplomatic nightmare brewing since last week is now upon us.

Quite often, political fights are about attitudes rather than issues and polices.

We know a lot less about the motives of spree killers than the public discourse suggests.

Tragedy has played out so often that it has become a statistic.

Ezra Klein discusses the dynamics of American conservatism in historical perspective. Plus, he helps illustrate a key problem that we have in thinking about American politics (IMHO).

Has a franchise that’s always been political gone too far?

Another grim—and substantially avoidable—milestone.

Supply chain disruptions are contributing to crisis for 300 million people.

“Reaching”

The bubble may have burst.

An unprecedented manuever in response to unprecedented obstruction.

Another day, another disappointment for the party’s legislative agenda.

Assumptions of racial animus are overshadowing a story that’s outrageous enough on its own.

The pandemic forced the spread of useful technology.

PETA has launched a weird protest against Starbucks.

Susan Collins and other Senators claiming otherwise are just wrong.

Is harassing judges, mayors, Senators, and the like in their private lives just free speech?

The Biden Administration is constantly bragging about its actions against Russia. Is that wise?

For your consideration.