Outside the Beltway

A difference in degree is a difference in kind.

How they’re covering it.

A preemptive strike against potential abuse of power.

Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, and both Roosevelts pushed the envelope, too!

The Curtis Yarvin interview.

“…but I didn’t vote for that.”

An observation or two.

It “literally threatens our entire democracy, our basic rights and freedoms and a fair shot for everyone to get ahead.”

The man who tried to prevent the vote from being counted last time is about to be certified President again.

I question the timing.

Amending the Constitution with one simple trick.

He is yet again underscoring what types of world leaders he likes.

A disturbing loyalty test.

But reports are he will leave office “early.”

Spoiler: tariff threats and other “one weird trick” approaches won’t work.

Breaking News

Justice delayed is justice denied.

Appointing unqualified loyalists is only the start.

When the abnormal ceases to be.

The wrong solution for a real problem.

One thread that runs through most explanations for Tuesday’s result.

It’s Liz Cheney’s fault!

Also: don’t forget a lot of people also voted against him.

How that awful man won again.

Like Guy Fawkes, I got burnt!

My concerns about a second Trump administration.

Not a lot of true competition on my ballot in Alabama.

My turn.

A different take on our political realignment.

The guardrails may not hold this time.

How we feeling?

Trump, Bezos, and the slippery slope of authoritarianism.

Hitting back at centibillionaires is hard.

Staffers are in mutiny after owners killed plans to endorse Kamala Harris for President.

Our long national nightmare is not over.

Plus some thoughts on mass deportation.

Each state sets its own election rules. That’s not a good thing.

Looking at the US South.

And yes, Trump fits the definitions all too well.

Was Marbury v. Madison a mistake?

Some direct evidence of the effects.

Confirming who he always has been.