Outside the Beltway

How a hideous, diabolical, pestilential, God-abandoned hellhole became our 3rd largest state.

Reading habits continue to evolve, not necessarily for the better.

Apparently, Charles III is quite well off.

CNN’s original anchorman is gone at 82.

Many young, progressive Jews are feeling unwelcome in young, progressive circles.

Running down the latest “known knowns” with just a bit of analysis

The man most famous for his turn on “Leave it to Beaver” has passed from liver cancer aged 77.

Paywalls are not our problem.

The 79-year-old will be 80 on his next birthday.

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

A splendid idea but why stop there?

The polls do not bode well for Democrats.

If this is the best they have, they don’t have a lot

The convicted criminal has been released pending appeal.

The legendary AP politics reporter is gone at 87.

The safety gap between affluent, white and poor, minority communities has grown over the last three decades.

Shockingly, they’re not remotely equivalent.

We’re likely to see more instances like the Capitol Riot and the Kyle Rittenhouse shootings.

A long peek at history in the making.

A contrast in styles.

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

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

The first modern stand-up comedian has died at 94.

Pretrial rulings strengthen his self-defense claims.