Outside the Beltway

The 88-year-old Bishop of Rome has died.

Waiting for the other side to self-destruct has always been ridiculous and dangerous.

Links related to various recent posts.

Amending the Constitution with one simple trick.

It’s going to be a long four years.

Not a Red Wave but a Red Shift?

The 45th President looks to be the 47th.

A low confidence Election Day forecast.

The consequences of the post-Roe world.

Our long national nightmare is not over.

A mild-mannered JD Vance out-debated a nervous Tim Walz. It won’t matter.

They have a preference but may not vote.

The two most annoying Senators in the Democratic caucus are at it again.

The skews may offset.

And his corruption.

The US Presidential election pits “two evils” who are “against life.”

Alan Dershowitz is trying to make up his mind.

Donald Trump fared considerably worse against a cogent opponent.

Because I think too much about this stuff.

The talk show pioneer is gone at 88.

Beyond politics, there’s culture.

Too many! Too few!

The Democrats are in a good place heading into their convention.

They’re apparently ongoing. Who knew?

It’s not been a great few days for J. D. Vance

Trump’s second term would be much worse than his first.

Some interesting, if unworkable, ideas.

Doubling down on the MAGA.

“Dr. Ruth” is gone at 96.

Who are you going to believe, the WSJ or your lying eyes?

The court amplified its power at the expense of the administrative state.

A second Trump presidency got much more likely last night.

Progressive activists are preparing to “democracy-proof” the country.

Reactionary politics are not just a US phenomenon.

A non-ruling by the Supreme Court is being touted as something else.

Democratic strategists are complaining that Biden is being too honest.

After ‘the economy,’ the two diverge wildly on their top priorities.

The weirdness of this year’s polling gives the President’s team hope.

Grouping House Members by their voting patterns.

Simplistic solutions to complex problems lead to human suffering.

Part of an ongoing conversation.

It is a bit of a mess.

The GOP caught the car and now doesn’t know what to do.

“State’s rights” edition.