Outside the Beltway

Debunking urban legends and Internet rumors is harder than it used to be.

The man most famous for getting screwed out of a Supreme Court seat has a more interesting backstory.

The talk radio megastar has died, aged 70.

Early analysis merely confirms analysts’ priors.

The GOP, alas, is not going anywhere.

President Biden told a little fib.

President Biden masterfully used the pageantry of the day to shatter the self-asserted Trumpian monopoly on patriotism.

Trump brags about being the “most admired” and provides yet another example of poor understanding of data.

The President of the United States is an existential threat to the Republic.

Some square pegs are being forced into some round holes for the sake of inclusion.

Not of governance.

When an apolitical process gets politicized.

My latest for Defense One.

A shadowy flight into the realm of evidence that does not exist.

Perhaps the most normal thing President Trump has done.

The 46th President’s foreign policy team is taking shape.

A nonpartisan official is refusing to do her duty.

“Now this campaign is over, what is the will of the people? What is our mandate?”

The early reaction was premature.

The lies aren’t working anymore.

Her Democratic opponent has conceded.

Will he be a uniter or a divider?

Fear of a reprise of 2016 is still with us.

Two prominent media pollsters are hedging their bets.

The stakes of losing will be catastrophic. Either way.

Rudy Giuliani and a hack tabloid are trying to revive the Burisma story.

A truly chaotic combination.

They are standing by as ordered.

Joe Biden’s chances remain extraordinarily good.

An unconvincing attack on the Democratic position.

The President is deeply leveraged with no escape in sight.

Multiple reports have the Notre Dame graduate replacing Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

Two related discussions.

The iconic Supreme Court justice has died at the age of 87.

Is Trump really an outlier?

President Trump is historically unpopular and has consistently trailed Joe Biden. He could still win.

Is shunning those without college degrees the last acceptable prejudice?

The one-time wunderkind, blogging pioneer, and same-sex marriage champion is now on the outs.

An appeal to some pretty basic virtues.

The official campaign to oust Donald Trump is off to a good start.

Joe Biden’s running mate will be highly scrutinized. What’s fair game?

A choice that’s both historic and unsurprising.

Remember how people used to think he was playing multi-dimensional chess?

The National Security Advisor to Presidents Ford and GHW Bush has died.

She would hardly be the first running mate who criticized the nominee in a debate.

A civil rights legend has passed.

It’s just not immediate.

Conspiracy theories are poisoning the United States. That’s no joke.

A shocking and yet completely unsurprising development.

The Paycheck Protection Program protected some interesting paychecks.