Outside the Beltway

The politicization of the virus continues.

A piece in The Atlantic inspires thoughts.

Officers are under enormous pressure–including from the Federal government–to write tickets.

Pretrial rulings strengthen his self-defense claims.

Is the Worldwide Leader responsible oblivious to bigotry?

A chance for a real investigation? Ruined legitimacy?

Getting an impartial jury in an internationally-famous case is next to impossible.

It’s harder than a looks, especially given the limited size of the problem.

They were “disrespectful to the rule of law.”

A criminal trial is a poor venue for solving society’s problems.

How should we balance public health and fundamental rights?

Does online performance logically devolve into rage and violence?

A long overdue–and complicated—recognition.

Peaceful protests were once again followed by nighttime clashes.

The inevitable happened, as extremist organizations descended on DC.

The utter smallness of Trump’s legal challenges to the election.

We’ve just had an election, not psychoanalysis.

Last night amplifies a long pattern.

A new poll shows meaningful shifts in public attitudes.

We’re winding down to Election Day. Where do we stand?

The NBA playoffs have been hit with a work stoppage.

Yet another incumbent has lost his primary contest.

The rules are different if you’re famous.

The ‘outside agitators’ trope strikes again.