Outside the Beltway

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.

More on Trump’s attempt to subvert the 2020 election.

Vance is no Mike Pence.

The 39th President hits the century mark.

Should military officers substitute their judgment for the Commander-in-Chief’s?

The two most annoying Senators in the Democratic caucus are at it again.

The skews may offset.

And his corruption.

The leading scholar on the subject dissents.

He was looking for a vote to steal.

On security details and conflicting MAGA views about the danger of rhetoric

Some Democrats are unhappy Harris is touting the endorsement of the Cheneys.

Donald Trump fared considerably worse against a cogent opponent.

A microcosm of the campaigns and the candidates.

The Secretary of the Navy supports the man who hired him. Who knew?

Is it the press’s responsibility to turn nonsense into sense?

Musk finds an alpha male-dominated “republic” to be “interesting.”

Massive numbers are taking to the streets in protest.

Nate Silver is throwing cold water on the convention bounce.

A stark contrast in vibes.

The talk show pioneer is gone at 88.

Or maybe a gift certificate to some online poli sci courses?

Time may change me, but I can’t trace time.

A slogan that seem to be sticking.

Perfectly sensible suggestions that are unconstitutional, politically infeasible, or both.

Bonus track: “I am not Christian”

It’s not been a great few days for J. D. Vance

Unity is good, and “coronation” is the wrong word.

It’s logical, maybe even inevitable. But is it a good idea?

What if 2024 was a “West Wing” episode?

Even getting shot, he can’t pretend to be a unifying force for long.