Outside the Beltway

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

America’s edge in innovation, built over a century, is being squandered in weeks.

Sad and strange circumstances have forced the Democratic party to become the conservative party now. It’s important to remind ourselves of what is good in our lives and what is worth defending. 

The new EPA.

Parade of poor governance edition.

Our leaders are afraid to lead.

The sadly predicted has come to pass.

The people who safeguard our nuclear weapons and put out forest fires have been fired.

This should be unacceptable, yet here we are.

Common sense for a golden age brought to you by the firm of Dunning and Kruger.

“…but I didn’t vote for that.”

Letting wild claims drive the policy discourse.

Politics, rhetoric, and the question of controlled burns.

Blue states might get some surprising help.

A hellscape of fire and destruction.

An unlikely and almost certainly inefficacious possibility.

Oligarchy and populism don’t mix.

The fight over the continuing resolution raises some questions.

Oh my.

Abusing power to prevent the abuse of power?

Justice delayed is justice denied.

She’s not likely to ride off into the sunset at 60.

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

A GOP member of Congress on deportations.

Not knowing the results of an election a week later is unacceptable.

The 45th President looks to be the 47th.