Outside the Beltway

The number of open tabs is just getting silly.

On-campus classes have been suspended and Jewish students told to find safety.

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

When does humanitarian catastrophe become something more?

The dance continues.

A two-level game where unconditional support has conditions.

Another escalation in the longstanding “shadow war.”

The rule of law is under seige.

Americans are tuning out. Especially those on the right.

So many intentions to write, so little time.

You can lead a horse to water, but the trick is the drinking.

Putin ignored warnings from US intelligence.

Anticompetitive practices in one of the most competitive of markets.

Most of the things with his name on them are not in his name.

A familiar question is again a reasonable one.

Congressional Republicans are reminding voters of a dark hour in the Biden presidency.

He’s on a winning streak not seen since Stalin.

Sic a mob on a guy and this is the thanks Trump gets.

There is no denying that he was consequential.

Fighting a cult of personality is exhausting.

Force and order.

Stories I’m reading but unlikely to write about.

We’re entitled to our own facts.

So many open tabs, so little time.

Plus an observation on news coverage.

A sign of the Times.

Shockingly, both “incumbents” are going to win their party’s 2024 nominations.

On racism, Republicans, and names

No big surprises from the dumbest recurring contest in American politics.

The anti-Trump attack dog is out of the race.

This is the logical result of Trump’s legal arguments & that should give everyone pause

Israel and Iran’s proxies are on a collision course.

The inevitable threats to remove Biden from the ballot emerge.

Some things shouldn’t be joked about (and they often aren’t jokes anyway).

Repeated academic integrity violations led to her forced ouster.

“2023 Lists” Edition

Economic Chart Edition.

Lie down with dogs you get up with fleas edition.

Another sad data point about current politics.

It’s going to be up to the American people to keep Trump out of the White House.

What if one of the candidates is Hitler?

Where religious zealotry can lead. (So, yes, a digression into American politics).

Could the fourth time be the charm?

A high-stakes move.

Jim Jordan is trying to bully his way into office. It almost certainly won’t work.

Amid warnings of war crimes, no mercy is forthcoming.

A roundup of news and opinon.