Outside the Beltway

This time, it’s the feds.

The stiffest punishment yet for a January 6 seditionist.

It is something we need to think about.

Normal diplomacy with an abnormal ally.

Don’t get your hopes up.

The Pope is siding with evil.

An odd set of Senators have a really bad idea.

“The question we are facing is whether in the years ahead we have more freedom or less freedom. More rights or fewer.”

We’re getting weird policies almost nobody is asking for.

A $787.5 million flesh wound.

It’s time to ban a growing and dangerous practice.

When winning is the only acceptable outcome.

Legal analysts are skeptical.

A refreshing instance of normal democratic politics amid interesting times.

Calls for violence have been widespread but are unlikely to be heeded.

Who should pay whom for what?

A pending lawsuit seeks to settle those questions.

A hypothetical spoiler for 2024? (Stress on “hypothetical”).

Truth is not an absolute defense against termination.

The left and right are attacking basic rights. But not equally.

Putin is losing but no one is winning.

A post about thinking in a comparative way.

More on the US party system.

Because I actually think its important.

Another bill doomed to die.

Inane, effective, and part of a far broader ideological debate.

An aggressive but expected move.

The state of the union is . . . not good.

A real example of American exceptionalism.

A free panel on how transparent social media platforms should be about government requests

Open access to party labels has consequences.

The race is on before the 89-year-old has announced her intentions.

Latin America’s answer to Donald Trump has his own insurrection attempt.

The anti-McCarthy holdouts have no end game.

Pretty much.

What Americans say they want in the Oval Office.

Republicans are dying at a much higher rate than Democrats.

The past just won’t let him be.

How an apparent serial fabulist got elected to Congress

Electoral Count Act reforms are “hidden” in the bipartisan budget bill.

A 4155-page, $1.65 trillion dollar budget deal has been reached.

The President will be the 2024 Democratic nominee. Get used to it.

Kate Brown has left a parting gift for the state’s worst criminals.

Her emphasis on turnout has helped other Democrats but she’s a two-time loser.

The late Chief Justice was right; his successors are wrong.

Because of course she is.

A 34-year CIA officer’s thoughts.

Democrats increase their Senate margin.

Spoiler alert: the GOP has already failed this test multiple times.

The will of the majority can prevail even in a skewed system.