Outside the Beltway

Who would have guessed?

A quote from the wit and wisdom of Donald J. Trump.

The 47th President had a busy Monday.

To what degree is right wing media shaping Trump’s view of Harris?

MAGA has eaten the Tea Party.

The number of open tabs is just getting silly.

Finding 12 impartial people in a high-profile trial is challenging.

Gotta clear ’em all!

Easy Come, Easy Go.

Virginia’s governor is finding running a state harder than running a venture capitalist firm.

The state of the union is apparently fiery.

Economic Chart Edition.

The inmates are running the asylum.

A counterintuitive move.

If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em?

The US intelligence community and Silicon Valley are warning of a major threat.

When we do it, it’s negotiation. When they do it, it’s hostage taking—and terrorism.

A silly workaround to an infuriating problem that won’t go away.

An example of why its a good idea to wait for data before making policy decisions.

She is the shortest-tenured Prime Minister in British history.

What does objectivity mean in the Trump era?

The CPI has hit yet another four-decade high.

It’s happened. What does it mean?

The polls do not bode well for Democrats.

A number of GOP politicians criticized Trump over 1/6 and some resigned.

Resolving the legal issues will take time we don’t have.

The Democrats are apparently selling their omnibus spending package the wrong way.

Making sense of a weird story.

We’re at the lowest rate in generations.

The GA GOP is butting heads with corporations over HB202

Fox Business has abruptly sidelined its most popular host.

The 46th President has been busy signing proclamations signaling a new direction.

Another unassailable if boring cabinet choice.

Two prominent media pollsters are hedging their bets.

Sigh.

The two oldest major party nominees in American history are not inspiring great confidence.

An ambitious veepable. What a concept!

A world in which we’re all contractors is a dystopian utopia.

A non-exhaustive tour of Trump’s utterances on the pandemic since January.

The longtime Fox News host has re-emerged at an unusual spot.

The venerable apparel company is having a hard go of it.

A case where the rules probably shouldn’t apply to the President.

Next thing you know, they’ll tell us to eat vegetables.

It would be laughable, but the White House might be interested.

The state is voting during the high point of a global pandemic because Republicans forced it.

Trump’s approach from the beginning has been reality-denying. It makes it difficult to take anything the administration proposed seriously.

The administration’s handling underscores its poor governance skills (and the degree to which it doesn’t matter to supporters).