Outside the Beltway

Three dollars and change at the pump. The cost of livin’s high and goin’ up.

There’s something happening here. But what it is ain’t exactly clear.

The governor of Texas vows to finish what Trump started.

Apparently, getting her elected President is not a high enough priority in the Biden White House.

A historic achievement for the first-year starter.

The horrors never cease.

Academic freedom is just another word for nothing left to lose.

A largely mythical beast may become even more rare.

A weird new narrative has emerged.

Working conditions rather than labor supply seems to be the issue.

Another example for the conversation.

A piece in The Atlantic inspires thoughts.

There will be no religious exemptions. For now, at least.

The Biden administration is not doing enough.

It does not create better deliberation.

Apparently, it’s higher than 67.

The evidence is pretty clear: vaccinations are key, not weather (but that won’t stop people from trying to say otherwise).

The one-time Van Halen frontman is throwing in the shoes.

We’re an incredibly divided country but splitting it into two is impossible.

Friday will mark a new era in mail delivery.

DC’s new area code is causing an identity crisis.

The flake beat the weirdo.

The SNL comic has died of cancer at 61.

This time in the CA recall.

Misc. stories worth noting, but that I don’t have time to write about.

If it’s made in France, it’s “sparkling wine.”

It is closer than Newsom might want, but the numbers are favorable to him.

A new story archetype is all too common.

The system is not defensible.

The 16th time may be the charm for Robert Kennedy’s killer.

A novel but flawed legal argument.

It hasn’t changed in over 100 years (but the population sure has).

The long demographic trend continues.

Behind the CDC’s messaging debacle.

Legislatures and school boards politicize what our kids are taught.

A new poll show a very close race.

Emotional testimony from police will kick off the event.

The College Republican National Committee Chairman elections shows the lessons taught by the national party.

I know obscenity when I see it and this ain’t it.

COVID vaccine hesitancy is just the tip of the iceberg.

It’s not getting any better, folks.

This time: the Alaska GOP.

An arrest underscores what the problem isn’t.

An ugly situation that’s getting uglier.

Some Democratic election observers think so.

Another 6-3 decision along ideological lines.

A law seeking to help the state’s workers seems to be having the opposite effect.

A meaningless gesture that’s long overdue.

Should he be worried about the appearance of partisan gaming?