Outside the Beltway

Looking to OTB readers for insights into an argument with which I’m struggling.

The lawsuits against President Trump’s “national emergency” have begun. Except more.

Bernie Sanders is likely to run for the Democratic nomination, but it won’t be like 2016.

The damage done for Mickey Mouse in the name of Sony Bono is finally coming to an end.

Nancy Pelosi is apparently close to a deal with dissident Democrats that will keep her in power until at least 2022.

While most Hollywood blockbusters have male leads, films starring women actually do better on the aggregate.

The NYT is trying to start a conversation.

As expected, the midterm elections ended up being a split result that gives Democrats and Republicans alike reason to celebrate.

Tip O’Neill was famous for once having advised his fellow Democrats that “all politics is local.” That’s not true anymore, and that’s unfortunate.

One of the longest-lasting characters on The Simpsons may not be long for this world, but before we write him off perhaps we ought to stop and think.

Another “progressive” victory over a longtime Democratic incumbent, but this one is a bit different.

He’s tan. He’s rested. He’s ready.

There has been a deluge of responses to Laura Ingraham’s recent diatribe about culture and immigration, but I want to look at her rhetoric from a different perspective. The perspective I want to look at is statements by Ingraham about cultures changing over time and the implications in regards to policies about these changes.

The House of Representatives has left town after once again failing to pass an immigration reform bill,, thus likely ensuring that nothing will be passed before the midterms.

ABC is bringing back Roseanne without Roseanne Barr. Whether that will prove to be a success or not remains to be seen.

House Republicans put forward a plan to protect DACA beneficiaries, but President Trump appears to have doomed it already.

Has the party paid too big a price to attract suburban voters?

The Trump Administration’s School Safety Commission isn’t getting off to a very good start.

Thanks to mostly what amounts to bad science reporting in the popular media, a false claim about one of nature’s most mysterious and unique creatures continues to spread.

It takes a whole lot of work to net small gains for underrepresented groups.

Andrew Sullivan wonders, “Will there always be an England?”

Solving the problems created by neighborhood-based schools isn’t going to be easy.

The Atlantic fired one of their few conservative voices for saying women who have abortions should be hanged. Was this beyond the pale?

Old-fashioned notions of journalistic neutrality are chafing young reporters in the Age of Trump.

More than 1200 refugees, mostly from Honduras, are trying to come to the United States. What should we do about it?

An artist discovered via discussion in the comments section.

Attorneys for the Defendants in the lawsuit filed by Stormy Daniels, including the President, have removed the case to Federal Court and are claiming that Daniels owes $20 million for her alleged breaches of a settlement agreement.

The Federal Government has fired another shot in the ongoing war over so-called “sanctuary cities.”

Some thoughts on the biggest Marvel blockbuster yet. [Modest spoilers]

The prospects for extending legal protections for DACA beneficiaries are getting grimmer by the day.

The prospect for a fix to help DACA beneficiaries is looking gloomier than ever.

A bipartisan group of Senators has proposed a largely reasonable fix to the DACA problem, but its fate remains unclear.

The Judge presiding over a case dealing with Trump’s proposed border wall expressed doubts about the project. The President will no doubt be irked by the identity of that Judge.

Congress seems no closer to a DACA deal than they were in January.

International travel to the United States has declined since Donald Trump took office, and it’s having a measurable impact on the economy.

The prospects for a deal in Congress on DACA are starting to look grim.

A sign of hope that Alabama voters could end up rejecting the far-right theocratic politics of Roy Moore? Possibly.

The President has endorsed a bill that would cut legal immigration in half.

French voters face a stark choice in the May 7th runoff for President. Hopefully, they’ll make the correct choice.

Two Republican Senators are introducing legislation that would result in drastic reductions in the number of people allowed into the country legally.

A movement motivated by hurt and fear turned into a political force eight years ago. Can another follow suit?

To the surprise of nobody who paid attention, Nancy Pelosi won re-election as leader of the House Democrats.

Happy Thanksgiving!

So what’s wrong with the Whitelash Backlash thesis?  Not everything, actually.  But plenty.

Mike Pence’s night at the theater included a message from the cast. Good for them.

The real model for Trump’s team is neither Abraham Lincoln nor Andrew Jackson but The Simpson’s Mr. Burns with a room full of Waylon Smithers-types.

Donald J. Trump will be the 45th President of the United States.

A new poll shows Donald Trump barely winning in a state that should be solidly red.