Outside the Beltway

Parsing the results thus far.

The numbers aren’t real. Not yet, anyway.

A low bar has been cleared.

Boosting weak candidates in the Republican primaries paid off.

Most don’t even know it passed!

The corrupt leader is back for a sixth term.

We really have no idea how Tuesday’s election will unfold.

Is the President governing like he means it?

Local issues barely matter in Congressional races anymore.

It’s easy if you try.

Would bypassing politicians altogether make the system more just?

Touting the accomplishments of the last two years isn’t working.

She is the shortest-tenured Prime Minister in British history.

A former dissertation advisor and two Army War College professors are speaking out against the gubernatorial candidate.

The investigation produced mounds of evidence. Will it matter?

It would be nice if the legislature represented the voters and whatnot.

And a reminder of the role of political parties.

Putin provides an example for a Politics 101 class.

The ayatollahs face the biggest challenge to their authority in the history of the regime.

A lot of folks who study democracy have sent an open letter to Congress.

Reading habits continue to evolve, not necessarily for the better.

A sweet story gets a wee bit more complicated.

Roberts may not like it, but SCOTUS is political and does have a legitimacy problem.

Focusing just on a given election is missing the big picture.

What does objectivity mean in the Trump era?

The President delivered a rousing stump speech from Independence Hall.

American parties are coordination problems with shared branding.

Thoughts on the scenarios.

Is it time to call the whole thing off?

The Trumper consolidation of their control of the GOP continues.

Some quick hits.

“America can survive the demagogues themselves, it’s their audience that will kill us.”

The Speaker’s trip was reckless, needlessly escalating an already tense situation.

Hardball politics or dirty pool?

They’re going to wait until after the midterms to decide whether Iowa and New Hampshire stay at the front of the line.

Can American democracy survive its information bubbles?

A proposal by Jamell Bouie

A theory floated in Bush v Gore could radically change American elections.

What should conservatives who can’t support the party of Trump do?

Another example of why the filibuster needs to go.

A link to my piece for the Pulaski Institution.

See is paying the price for her defense of democracy.

Ruy Teixeira finds that Hispanics aren’t yet woke.

Who should have the final say on the law of the land?

Japan’s longest-serving prime minister was killed at a campaign rally. He was 67.