Outside the Beltway

The1980s fitness icon is gone at 76.

The only let him go so long out of kindness I suppose.

An institution is shuttering thanks to changing societal norms.

It’s a problematic concept.

The release of a second set of figures has created a lot of hyperbole.

An interesting analysis by The Economist.

The Western sphere widens.

A tragedy on multiple levels.

New CDC guidelines acknowledge the political realities.

The inevitable response to attacks on international shipping.

And this doesn’t even clear them all!

An idea, not a continent.

How far should the government be able to go?

Well, that de-escalated quickly.

The US intelligence community and Silicon Valley are warning of a major threat.

The problem has intensified—and spread beyond Ukraine secrets.

We’re falling further behind for many reasons.

A study has found significant health benefits.

Who should pay whom for what?

A growing trend has healthcare professionals and communities concerned.

Many in the Global South see the war very differently than we in the West.

A more dangerous world is changing the relationship.

Our English-speaking brethren have much less tolerance for massacres than we do.

An unsavory practice that’s mostly legal.

Eighteen HIMARS and what do you get? Years older and deeper in debt.

With the government throwing its hands up, it’s now up to the citizenry.

Donald Trump and friends speak to the NRA.

Can it overcome demographics and decoupling to sustain its current unprecedented growth?

The first shoe has dropped.

The Serbian superstar is sacrificing immortality to avoid vaccination.

Kimberly Webb Joyner, my first wife and the mother of my children, has been gone a decade.

A casual comparison is pretty striking.

American cheese will henceforth be known as liberté cheese. And not because of the metric system.

A massive sting operation has been revealed.

More voice, more votes, more representation.

What meanings might the Founders have had? How should we understand the term?

Policy failures by the US government have neutered US passports for the foreseeable future.

The reporting demonstrates the uncomfortable truth.

CNN has a lengthy, deeply reported piece on Trump’s phone calls to other heads of state.

Should government be taking harsher measures against smoking, car crashes, and the flu?

Some global comparisons.

A progressive idea that could win conservative support.

Despite our poor showing against COVID-19, we have the best infrastructure in place.

Is this our Rock Hudson moment?

As if the country needed more turmoil.

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison gets a lesson in governing the hard way.

For the third time since 2015, Donald Trump gets Politifact’s “Lie Of The Year.”

Brexit seems like it’s inevitable at this point, and that could set in motion a series of events that would mean the end of the United Kingdom.

The economy grew an anemic 1.9% in the third quarter according to the first estimate of the state of the economy over the summer.

Republicans face a choice. Do they put their country first, or do they put their President first?