Outside the Beltway

The President minced no words.

Why I am a bit reticent about being sympathetic.

After months of demanding Republicans resist, he says “We have nothing to hide.”

Newly-Sworn-in-Rep. Grijalva provides the final signature.

Where’s the positive example?

The octogenarian Speaker Emerita will not seek re-election.

Although it is still on life support.

And what it means for 2024 and beyond.

The standoff is in its 35th day.

Lack of understanding and poor institutional design=bad political outcomes.

Some limits on Democratic pushback

A dramatic escalation of the standoff.

Trump exploits our mistaken beliefs about crime to consolidate his power.

She was not amused by the administration’s workaround.

Trump’s response to the Kirk assassination is to try and further divide us.

Can Democrats do anything?

The disconnect between perception and reality about elections.

None of this is good for the quality of our democracy (not that it was great to begin with).

Are Red and Blue states even part of the same country anymore?

One of the big ones has given up.

Most of the world knows that PR is a better way to elect legislatures.

Times have changed!

It’s down, but relatively steady.

The mathematician best known for his satirical songs is gone at 97.

Here we go again.

The incentives for creating quality content are diminishing by the day.

The end of an era.

Tit-for-tat is maybe good power politics, but is any of this good for democracy?

Trump asks Texas to further gerrymander the state.

Both the policy issues but also the way it illustrates the politics of us versus them.

They may whine and bluster, but Trump always gets their votes.

They’re talking a big game now, but they’ll likely bend a knee. Again.

Senate Republicans are balking at several measures, but fixing those would make passage in the House impossible.

Whatever that means.

The pattern of attempted intimidation continues.

The authoritarian rhetoric continues.

A tidbit from Trump’s Fort Bragg speech.

The Beach Boy legend is gone at 82.

He’s clearly using the standoff with the White House to elevate his national stature.

While critics warn of fascism, the public is thus far backing Trump’s immigration crackdown.

Like in NJ, ICE rejects a Representative from seeing a facility in CA.

There’s always a tweet

Calling a governor names during a crisis.

Things are getting ugly in LA.

Is it time for the Democrats to move to the center?

Don’t worry! Trade wars are good and are easy to win.

They are also considering another US Farmer Bailout while simultaneously cutting funds to help US Farmers and other residents