Outside the Beltway

The martial artist and action movie star is gone at 86.

Plus CBS and the Trump administration keep forgetting about the Streisand Effect.

I think we should take Trump seriously and literally.

The Top Two system has created perverse incentives.

The Rogue Warrior is gone at 81.

A novel but flawed legal argument.

With an appearance by Caitlyn Jenner’s choice of party.

“Trump is a failed leader.”

John Kasich hasn’t shut the door completely, but recent comments seem to make it clear he’s not likely to take on the President for the Republican nomination.

Oral argument hints that we may have a 5-4 ruling allowing state legislatures to continue stacking the deck.

Once again, Republicans in California find themselves looking up and seeing a lot of desolation. They need to find a way to bounce back.

The GOP and Donald Trump are indistinguishable now. But it’s not clear what that means.

The requirement that the President be a “natural born citizen” is a historical anachronism that has outlived its usefulness or necessity.

Steve Bannon may be out of the White House, but his efforts to continue pushing President Trump, and the Republican Party, even further to the populist far-right continues.

A bit of wishful thinking in the wake of Steve Bannon’s ouster.

Another one bites the dust.

Donald Trump took to Twitter again this morning with predictable results.

Another conflict of interest for President-Elect Trump.

Californians are set to vote on marijuana legalization in November and, this time, it looks like it will pass.

While a brilliant and accomplished man, he’s absolutely clueless about politics and world affairs.

The Huffington Post announced today that they would not be covering Donald Trump in their politics section from this point forward. That’s the wrong thing to do.

Heather Havrilesky asks, “Why Are Americans So Fascinated With Extreme Fitness?

On screen body objectification is now equal opportunity.