Outside the Beltway

So much winning.

That’s not how any of this works.

What could possibly go wrong?

The question mark is for the peak, not for the cowardice.

Debates about whether Trump is strong or weak often ignore the fundamental fact that he has power.

It beats the alternative but it ain’t for sissies.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL, except those that hate, steal, murder, and destroy everything that America stands for.

The State Department will be pressing our closest allies to control their borders.

This time: Chinese students.

The media, the academy, and the courts, are all in the crosshairs.

We can’t afford to repeatedly make the same mistake.

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.