Outside the Beltway

Just in case that wasn’t already obvious.

This week: a general discussion of fantasy novels.

Deciphering the meaning of a vague slogan.

Monday is Ancient Geeks day!

A pop culture diversion.

We can’t fire the popular Chinese spyware, it quits.

Stupid is as stupid does.

From Juiceboxer to arguably the most important media figure on the left.

The search giant lost a major court battle. What’s next?

Democrats desperate for a different nominee are falling in line as the President refuses to go.

We’re about to test the limits of existing copyright law.

Its time has passed.

The courts would likely allow restricting a Chinese data mining operation popular with American teenagers.

Some of these have been piling up for a while.

Anticompetitive practices in one of the most competitive of markets.

Has the search goliath gotten worse?

The Justice Department claims the search giant abused its power.

The Adobe cofounder who revolutionized printing is gone at 82.

The current business model is collapsing. It’s about time.

Who knew?

Why Google isn’t AltaVista.

Who knew they got cell reception?

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

They’re fighting for fair treatment. They’ll likely lose.

Inventing outrage in an already outrageous world.

It turns out that the candy flavored booze at the grocery store isn’t even bourbon.

But did he ever really have it?

Michael Barone on out-migration from some Blue states.

The biggest entertainment product in America is getting bigger.

The January 6 Committee recommends invoking the Insurrection Clause.

A 4155-page, $1.65 trillion dollar budget deal has been reached.

Her emphasis on turnout has helped other Democrats but she’s a two-time loser.

Spoiler alert: the GOP has already failed this test multiple times.

A showdown over wages could upend the apprenticeship arrangement that has long characterized graduate education.

The company is begrudgingly complying with the EU’s requirement.

Biden is following Trump’s lead but doing it more competently.

Publishers and consumers want very different business models.

The company’s new AI technology looks awfully familiar.

People are resisting going back to the office.

Brussels has gotten ahead of Washington in regulating mostly American-based Internet companies.

An example of when better isn’t better.

One of the great annoyances of the Internet is slowly going away.

Actions deemed unthinkable days earlier are suddenly mandatory.

Is the past still the past?

The industry is changing rapidly.

Apple’s iMessages and teen chic.

A long peek at history in the making.

A depressing magazine piece argues it is.