Outside the Beltway

The President will be the 2024 Democratic nominee. Get used to it.

Will anyone listen this time?

A 34-year CIA officer’s thoughts.

A truly bizarre vote.

Spoiler alert: the GOP has already failed this test multiple times.

Some links to peruse.

Adam Laxalt’s big lead is slowly erodiing.

The attack at the Pelosi house should surprise no one.

The International Energy Agency forecast is gloomy for Putin and company.

The combination of new variants and increased immunity has changed how the disease presents.

The rules for voting in America vary widely.

A study of 29 countries shows the impact of the pandemic.

He’s using a tool he denounced as cruel to deal with a humanitarian crisis.

The term that kicks off today could undermine our entire system of government.

Tudor’s down. No laughing or drinking, just a crippled party.

Three weeks in, only 4.4 million Americans have gotten the shot.

The Pentagon’s Inspector General is “concerned” over the pace of rejections.

The President is getting hammered from all sides for stating the obvious.

CNN’s original anchorman is gone at 82.

Academic performance has fallen to the lowest level in decades.

Pfizer and Moderna will soon roll out protection against newer strains.

Most Americans are choosing to live a normal life in abnormal times.

After decades of exporting American jobs, corporations are bringing them home.

The most consumer-visible commodity is down for the 67th consecutive day.

What we believe and what we say we believe are often not the same.

A 2020 blowout has long been presumed. But maybe it won’t happen.

The leading public health agency no longer recommends doing things people had already stopped doing.

The U.S. average is under $4 for the first time in months.

Some new data are encouraging.

The Speaker’s trip was reckless, needlessly escalating an already tense situation.

A disease spreading mostly among gay men is now infecting small children.

Making ourselves cooler is making the earth warmer.

The economy, it turns out, is complicated.

Despite every precaution, the 79-year-old leader of the free world is infected.

The nature of American political reporting distorts our perception of reality.

The US armed forces are looking for a few more good men and women.

With record-low poll numbers, the grass roots wants someone new on the ticket next time.

With the government throwing its hands up, it’s now up to the citizenry.

Much ado about a perfectly normal phenomenon.

Growth continues.

Another grim—and substantially avoidable—milestone.

Supply chain disruptions are contributing to crisis for 300 million people.

The pandemic forced the spread of useful technology.

We’re mostly back to “normal” while yet another new strain is surging.

A illustration from the Senate race in Georgia.

Vice President Harris gets better care than the average American. Cue the outrage!

Some 60% of us, including 75% of our children, have been infected.

The numbers don’t match the perception.