Outside the Beltway

An epic finale.

Applying rational analysis to attitude and instinct.

A powerful voice in Black media is a thorn in the administration’s side.

Hasan Minhaj is a serial liar. Does it matter?

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 fired propagandist has had an epiphany about bullshit.

Some welcome attention on the national stage for a worthwhile program.

What if the “fake news” is really fake news?

Another R/D cleavage?

Trump’s penchant for behaving more like a talk radio host than a POTUS continues unabated.

Bernie also faces disclosure pressures.

With the election over, New York’s junior Senator seems to have changed her mind about running for President.

Is political satire even possible in the age of Trump?

As has often been the case, the White House Correspondent’s Dinner is arousing some degree of controversy, mostly because of the comedy or lack thereof.

The White House chief of staff has downgraded the President’s son-in-law’s access to classified information. We’ll see how long that lasts.

If a law enforcement officer with 30 years of experience can’t stop an active school shooter, what makes anyone think a teacher with a gun can?

Instead of attending the White House Correspondents Association Dinner, Donald Trump spent his Saturday attacking the press and the First Amendment.

We are legally, morally, and practically obligated to respond. Let’s not do so stupidly.

You may not be aware, but your local Starbucks is the new front in the ‘War On Christmas.’