Outside the Beltway

Some recommended reading.

An appeal to some pretty basic virtues.

Institutional reform is necessary, but we can’t accomplish much in the face of tribalism.

The American political system is broken but it’s not fair to blame that on its architects.

The convergence of design flaws in the constitution and a flawed leader have brought us to brink of an electoral crisis.

“We are a cancer and there is no cure,”

The rules are different if you’re famous.

Trump’s irresponsibility continues.

A bizarre but possibly correct ruling by the Supreme Court.

Portland may be a preview of what’s to come.

Free speech is not for everyone.

It creates a veto gate that they are almost guaranteed to control when they need it.

Some incredibly thin reporting about a story that is almost certainly made up.

A too-long discourse on how courts should function.

Lee Drutman’s Breaking the Two-Party Doom Loop

How to translate understandable frustration at injustice into tangible reform?

The evidence is clear. Injustice feeds rage and rage sometimes boils over.

The contrast could not be more clear.

This is more about structural conditions than it is about the GOP.

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

Trump fires another Inspector General.

SCOTUS and “faithless electors.”

These are serious allegations.

The 58-year-old may have a post-presidency unmatched in history.

A disgraced governor is signing a wave of progressive legislation

An irrelevant judicial order is being enforced for no apparent reason.

In recent weeks the US has ramped-up pressure on Maduro.

Orban has used Covid-19 to kill whatever vestiges of democracy remained.

Some on Twitter (yes, I know) seem concerned, but is this even a good question?

There’s nothing to see here, folks.

96 percent of the delegates have yet to be awarded. How can the race be down to two?

A discussion of what #NeverTrump means, on Sanders v. Trump, and some about the philosophy of voting.

Bloomberg waffles on China while Sanders has a soft spot for Castro.

On presidents

Only the best people.

Primaries are not all they are cracked up to be.

The wrong people are choosing the Democratic Party’s presidential nominee.

A book out today makes an odd case.

Lack of control of label is lack of control, ultimately, of a party.

The Democratic nominee will be white.

An amusing discovery.

(At least the removal part)

Has this precedent permanently damaged the country? Or is it just politics as usual?

To defang impeachment is an invitation for presidents to ignore the rule of law.

The Republicans are playing a different game.

A political scientist argues that college-educated intellectuals are doing politics wrong.

The paper of record endorsed both Warren and Klobuchar

Rules for covering the Senate trial highlight changes in how we get the news.

President Trump is making ridiculous threats against the regime in Iraq that are likely to draw it closer to Iran.