Outside the Beltway

Partisan gerrymandering just got a bit easier.

SCOTUS appears ready to supercharge gerrymandering.

On politics, guns, and people killing people

Following the Dear Leader.

The heavy metal legend has passed at 76.

“Let the Light In”

The details matter.

Today’s an appropriate on to think about the role of suffering in change

Reggie Jackson and playing baseball in the Deep South.

The inclusion of Negro League statistics has rewritten the game’s history.

It’s been around for a very long time.

Our infrastructure was not designed for what most Americans drive today.

“Soft and Sharp”

“Up from the Mine”

Updating the political saga of Newbern, Alabama.

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

A surprising ruling on the Voting Rights Act.

Tuberville claims he was taken “out of context.”

It’s taken more than two years to undo a silly, petty decision.

Newspapers across the country are dropping the popular strip over a racist rant.

Because I actually think its important.

The Michigan Senator’s stepping down at a reasonable age shocked everyone.

“Down the Line”

Shocking but perhaps unsurprising news.

A new initiative aims to right decades-old wrongs.