Outside the Beltway

The octogenarian Speaker Emerita will not seek re-election.

Here we go again.

Another day, another step closer towards military policing in the US.

Authoritarianism is popular.

Thinking about the evolution (or is it devolution) of the GOP since the 1990s.

Politicizing scientific inquiry is a bad idea.

July jobs report shows signs of weakness.

The prize: sick and dead US children

It is as if qualifications for positions of power matter.

Another piece of an appalling cabinet is now in place.

The culture seems to be shifting.

The real crime is what’s legal.

The anti-vax threat from the incoming administration.

Abusing power to prevent the abuse of power?

A GOP member of Congress on deportations.

The Congressman and Green Beret colonel will head Trump’s national security team.

It’s not just Red Lobster.

Hitler comparisons.

A reflection the Trump campaign with helpf from James Baldwin

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

Efforts to oust him from the race have picked up steam.

The big interview did little to ease doubts that he’s up to another four years.

Who are you going to believe, the WSJ or your lying eyes?

A desperate measure for a desperate problem.

A weird report might explain a puzzling finding in the polls.

The President wants an alternative schedule and format.

The United States has less press freedom than 54 countries. Or does it?

Trials of mRNA treatments are going well.

A pandemic hangover may be clouding American politics.

The pandemic ruined everything.

New CDC guidelines acknowledge the political realities.

The S&P and Nikkei are at all-time highs. Economists warn that it won’t last.

If we’re even bowling at all.

They don’t make ’em like they used to.

Or did it?

The innumeracy hurts.

Can generosity be wrong?

These have been hanging around for a while.

Germany’s economy is among the worst in the OECD.

Americans have largely stopped using checks and are rapidly doing the same with cash.

A political trial for political crimes always yields a political result.

The trend shows no sign of abating.

The 5th Circuit upholds a lower court ruling but narrows its scope considerably.

It may actually matter.

A pandemic-inspired perk seems to be going away.

The Eurozone is falling further behind the United States.

How far should the government be able to go?

What the numbers tell us about remote work and productivity.

Long after most people returned to normal, public health agencies have given in.