Outside the Beltway

Apparently, masterminding an insurrection is a crime in some countries.

A somewhat obsolete commemoration of a somewhat tepid celebration.

Waiting for the other side to self-destruct has always been ridiculous and dangerous.

Our long national nightmare is not over.

Hitler comparisons.

Beyond politics, there’s culture.

Biden is old and in diminished capacity. His opponent is old, in diminished capacity, and a horrible human being.

The Replace Biden bandwagon continues rolling. Evidence is mounting that he needs to get on it.

Of party, duty, age, and political roulette.

Fighting a cult of personality is exhausting.

Cults of personality are not the same as cults.

The Washington Post proves that, no matter how hard you try, you can’t cover some stories neutrally.

A stroll through the archives.

The NYT goes too far but not far enough.

Wherein I finally reveal my answer (spoiler: it is hardly surprising). And, also, wherein despite the goal of brevity, I fail at that goal.

The one we’ve all been waiting for.

The past just won’t let him be.

Thoughts on the scenarios.

The conversation continues. (Warning: it is over 3000 words).

It’s difficulty to have have a conversation with an albatross hanging over it.

Those Republicans who recognize how bad President Trump is for he nation but are afraid to speak out against him are as bad as the true believers of Cult45.

Further evidence that the Republican Party has turned into a cult of personalty built around Donald Trump.

The evidence is clear that Russia interfered in the election in 2016 and intends to do so again. Despite this, Mitch McConnell is blocking legislation designed to enhance election security.

The GOP Senators standing up against the President’s tariffs on Mexico are being called courageous. I’m wondering what took them so long to stand up.

Two years into his Presidency, Donald Trump continues to set the wrong kind of records.