Outside the Beltway

It’s good to be king.

Yet another test of Executive power for the courts to resolve.

Then process gets in the way of efficiency, kill the process.

Only the best people.

When does Executive overreach become something more?

The 47th President is flooding the zone.

This would include US citizens.

Words to the AfD.

And remembering “jokes” about governing like a dictator.

Trying to upend 150 years of legal understanding with the stroke of a sharpie.

What could go wrong?

Some discussion of history, politics, and policy.

It’s going to be a long four years.

Thinking out loud, as one does.

Turning a campaign slogan into policy.

Putting down markers for future reference.

Democrats and Republicans alike are less supportive than they were four years ago.

A reasonable ruling with horrible consequences.

A morally right but politically fraught move.

Are we betraying the Founders?

A major effort to capture the diversity of America.

It’s easy if you try.

A credulous report strings together some anedotes and dubious polling.

Apparently, Making Germany Great Again is controversial.

On racism, Republicans, and names

Trump betrayed his oath. That should disqualify him from office. That’s the whole point of section 3 of the 14th.

A bureaucratic nightmare.

A mere technicality?

One weird trick could save us from Trump.

It’s Nixon’s fault?

A true hodgepodge to start the week.

Swedish right-wing provocation and Turkish short-sightedness.

A modest regulatory change may have a big impact.

The times they are a changing.

Do last year’s words belong to last year’s language?

The court, rightly, punted the issue to Congress and local leaders.

Apparently, Charles III is quite well off.

The iconic basketball player, coach, and civil rights leader is gone at 88.

Some light fundraising whilst waiting for mum to die.

The combination of a horrendous rollout and a social media onslaught was disastrous.

Two April Fool’s Day orders are no joke. And they’re apparently causing confusion.

A too-small step in the right direction.

A provision of the 14th Amendment to keep Civil War generals out of office is back in play.

Apparently, New York and Oregon are not the same place.

An arrest underscores what the problem isn’t.

And linkages to broader US politics.

The law and justice are frequently not the same thing.

More voice, more votes, more representation.

National Review’s Kevin D. Williamson advocates for less democracy in America.