Outside the Beltway

Can the Misery Index be far behind?

The Biden administration is close to repairing the damage Trump caused.

The 46th President will follow the lead of the 40th in making a historic appointment.

The longtime Senate leader is gone at 82.

The 83-year-old Justice is playing a dangerous game.

The clock is ticking.

We’re likely to see more instances like the Capitol Riot and the Kyle Rittenhouse shootings.

Will America re-elect an 82-year-old to the White House?

The average American is neither progressive nor all that interested in politics.

It’s usually more effective to run for something rather than against someone.

Tip O’Neil’s famous saying hasn’t been true in a long, long time.

A sign of our times.

Joe Biden has bet his presidency on a caucus that may simply be irreconcilable.

The equivalent of Pennsylvania’s entire labor force is sitting on the sidelines.

The first modern stand-up comedian has died at 94.

The President seems to have persuaded the progressives in his party to settle for half a loaf.

The trailblazing soldier-statesman has died at 84.

Is the Worldwide Leader responsible oblivious to bigotry?

Our brains are wired to seek approval but may not be equipped to handle our modern existence.

The Catch-22 of passing a massive spending bill in an undemocratic system.

The actor known for his roles on “The Wire” and “Boardwalk Empire” is gone at 54.

We may be out of Afghanistan but the ‘war on terror’ is likely to continue indefinitely.

The collapse is not his doing. But he’s accountable for the poor planning.

The long demographic trend continues.

An interesting podcast conversation.

Democrats and Independents are losing their enthusiasm. But some perspective is needed.

Put the frustration where it belongs.

He has nominated only 304 people out 1,200+ that require Senate confirmation.

Some people claim there’s a woman to blame.

He’s in the minority but promises to start obstructing again if that changes.

Should he be worried about the appearance of partisan gaming?

Millions have health insurance who otherwise wouldn’t.

The answer seems simple but it isn’t.

The budding journalist interviewed President Obama as an 11-year-old.

Republicans are more partisan—and distrustful of government—than Democrats.

It’s undemocratic and we should get rid of it. But doing so isn’t a panacea.

The President has overturned decades of US foreign policy and alienated a NATO ally for, well, reasons.

Jimmy Carter’s Vice President and the 1984 Democratic nominee has died at 93.

Four administrations and two decades later, it’s about to be over.

A quirk in our system combined with shrewd gamesmanship will give them unprecedented power.

My home state has become the first in the South to join the trend.

49 percent of Americans lean Democratic, compared to 40 for Republicans. Yet a plurality identify as Independent.

Key posts across the government remain unfilled.

We tend to focus on the wrong qualities in our early assessments.

The seemingly unremarkable event hadn’t happened in four decades.

Those expecting Bernie Sanders’ agenda are sorely disappointed.

An explanation to a question you likely weren’t asking.

The quasi-monopoly power of the world’s largest bookstore is problematic. Maybe.

A way-too-early assessment of how it’s going.

What’s taking him so long?