Outside the Beltway

The administration’s war on higher ed has escalated.

These sweet, anxious, thoughtful, and genuinely loveable students know in their bones that their future is deeply uncertain and shaped by adults who appear to have no idea what they’re doing.

This time: the Social Security Administration.

Presidents have wide latitude in this area but many say 47 is exceeding his authority.

Elite American universities are surrending at an astonishing pace.

The postwar era may have ended yesterday.

Agencies are quickly seeking to comply with the President’s order.

A dangerous choice that the Senate must reject.

A general conversation and a lot of specifics about RFK. Jr.

There’s a glaring gap in my information consumption.

This time up: JD Vance and election denialism.

And yes, Trump fits the definitions all too well.

More on Trump’s attempt to subvert the 2020 election.

It could all come down to Pennsylvania.

Sometimes the bird gives you the bird

Is it the press’s responsibility to turn nonsense into sense?

The anti-DEI party is suddenly really concerned about identity

The court amplified its power at the expense of the administrative state.

A deep dive into why imperfect Criminal Legal System data is still reliable

The weirdness of this year’s polling gives the President’s team hope.

A beach home and “An Appeal to Heaven”

The Alitos and the upside-down flag.

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

But humans made all the decisions that matter.

The psychologist who won a Nobel in economics is gone at 90.

A compelling document.

Another state has declared him an insurrectionist.

A breakdown of new survey data.

He appointed a third of the Justices but has the worst record before them in modern history.

A few predictions that are going to disappoint just about everyone.

We can all agree that Trump and Biden are over the line. But where is it?

A seeming case of unequal justice.

The trial judge had a conflict of interest.

We all suffer if the the unserious have power.

Thoughts after reading Part 2 of the Reuter’s series, “Slavery’s Descendants”

What the numbers tell us about remote work and productivity.

Yet more allegations.

Never waste a tragedy.

Should we reform the way we train a high-tech workforce?

Diving into the structure of Alabama’s districts and highlighting deep problems.

We’re in uncharted waters.

Our surroundings quite literally change how we see the world.

Why Google isn’t AltaVista.

Don’t get your hopes up.

Some stories I didn’t get around to blogging over the past week.

The real media bias.

A format unchanged since the Ford Administration* doesn’t suit the modern era.

What’s that phrased about broken clocks?

A true hodge-podge.