Outside the Beltway

One party is divided on how to govern and the other is united in not governing.

We’re all apes. And some are willfully stupid about their public duties.

Cries that American democracy is in jeopardy are not hyperbole.

Could this be the straw that broke the camel’s back?

Should live-saving drugs be protected intellectual property?

Bill Clinton’s strategist thinks his party needs a wake-up call.

More voice, more votes, more representation.

It’s undemocratic and we should get rid of it. But doing so isn’t a panacea.

With an appearance by Caitlyn Jenner’s choice of party.

Would a woman with his credentials be taken seriously?

A new poll from Texas give us a chance to think about parties and nominations in the US.

It’s not just Red states that put up too many barriers.

RussiaGate is back in the news but the story is unlikely to move the needle.

49 percent of Americans lean Democratic, compared to 40 for Republicans. Yet a plurality identify as Independent.

The Watergate conspirator, author, and talk show host was 90.

A truly silly characterization from Senator Mike Lee.

We’re about to spend a whole lot more money.

Deal-making in Washington is next to impossible.

The case of Katie Porter’s committee assignments.

Reacting to the asymmetrical polarization of the electorate.

Reflections on the events of 6 January two months later.

Yet another reminder about pathologies of US democracy.

Democrats are already jockeying to influence President Biden’s pick should a vacancy arise.

Now, we’re just haggling over price.

Nevada is mounting a challenge to the rural, lily-white states that always go first in the presidential primary gauntlet.

Some reflections

Some marginal Republican formers are thinking about maybe doing somethingoranother.

Specifically: the former confederacy and Democratic dominance.

Some political history,

Mitch McConnell is testing out his spine again.

Voting ourselves out of this mess is not so easy

The Republican Party is not really a thing.

AOC v. MTG: one of these things is not like the other.

Let me point you to a reform proposal.

The GOP will almost certainly survive. But in what form?

A startling number than may understate the problem.

Biden nominees Janet Yellen, Tony Blinken, and Avril Haines are under scrutiny for their financial disclosures.

A look back at the last time there was a challenge to a slate of electors.

President Trump’s illegal plan to exclude illegal aliens may have been thwarted.

A very low-spoilers review.

Some square pegs are being forced into some round holes for the sake of inclusion.

Perhaps the most normal thing President Trump has done.

Maybe it’s not going to be Michèle Flournoy after all.

At high noon.

We spend so much time fighting over who should be in power that we don’t get anything important done.

Competing priorities.

A trend continues.

The Pundit’s Fallacy meets opportunism.

All the major outlets are finally acknowledging the obvious.

Who’s to blame for the Blue Wave not materializing?