Outside the Beltway

A trip through comparative democratic reform.

He was convicted of contempt of Congress.

There’s no end in sight to an absurd standoff.

More thinking about the 2024 GOP primary.

The Economist joins the “Biden is too old” bandwagon.

Wherein I finally reveal my answer (spoiler: it is hardly surprising). And, also, wherein despite the goal of brevity, I fail at that goal.

It is worth repeating

One weird trick could save us from Trump.

It’s the only one that puts all the piece together.

His column in the Houston Chronicle fails to impress.

Trump asked him to overturn the election.

The one we’ve all been waiting for.

Don’t offend the Lt. Governor in Texas.

Inter-generational power is a thing.

Must every topic be viewed through that lens?

It really is rife with problems.

How far should the government be able to go?

The rioting never seems to stop.

The President is trying to change perceptions ahead of the election.

The parties do not control their labels.

Remembering the past; living the future.

The problem is not the indictment; it is the indicted.

The panic continues. Is it warranted?

Ends up that some mature democracies believe in letting legitimate legal proceedings to, well, proceed.

The Wall Street Journal failed a key test.

Separating rhetoric from action.

Diving into the structure of Alabama’s districts and highlighting deep problems.

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.