Outside the Beltway

Subtle demographic changes may have created a tipping point.

Was Marbury v. Madison a mistake?

Alan Dershowitz is trying to make up his mind.

Whatever that means anymore.

Things may well get ugly regardless of the outcome of November’s election.

A surreal Democratic National Convention.

A Supreme Court Justice says our laws and regulations are out of control.

It’s not been a great few days for J. D. Vance

*Parenthetically, his opponent wouldn’t know the truth if it bit him on the ass.

It’s been around for a very long time.

Are we betraying the Founders?

A longstanding precedent may be in jeopardy.

A legendary actor is gone at 87.

A major effort to capture the diversity of America.

The 2000 Democratic Vice Presidential nominee turned maverick is gone at 82.

An unserious plan by an unserious group.

Explaining the inexplicable.

They’re fast running out of time to find a candidate.

The realignment of America’s political parties wasn’t quite what was hoped.

A credulous report strings together some anedotes and dubious polling.

Another state has declared him an insurrectionist.

The Republican frontrunner continues to use Hitler’s language, praise dictators, and lionize traitors.

The inevitable pushback against the pushback has begun.

I know it when I see it.

A fascinating conversation between two queer journalists.

Pick a side. No nuance allowed.

Call-out culture has become a circular firing squad.

Thousands of LGBTQ veterans are seeking to have their discharges upgraded.

Updating the political saga of Newbern, Alabama.

An appropriate step.

A deep tradition rightly under scrutiny.

Doubling down on state standards on slavery.

Thoughts after reading Part 2 of the Reuter’s series, “Slavery’s Descendants”

America survived a civil war and the turmoil of the 1960s. Can we rebound again?

Slavery is an inextricable part of our past, whether we want to talk about it or not.

The inevitable has happened. Now for the fallout.

When a go-to “nonpartisan” defender breaks rank does that change your opinion?

Damned if they do and damned if they don’t. Sometimes both.

“The question we are facing is whether in the years ahead we have more freedom or less freedom. More rights or fewer.”

It’s time to ban a growing and dangerous practice.

A sensible compromise on a controversial issue.

The court declined to review a preacher’s lawsuit against my alma mater.

The Manhattan DA could move as early as next week.

Inane, effective, and part of a far broader ideological debate.

Here we go again.

My (apparently) annual reflections on “The content of their character” day

A pending Supreme Court ruling could be more impactful than many realize.

The Army has done the right thing the wrong way.

Her emphasis on turnout has helped other Democrats but she’s a two-time loser.