Outside the Beltway

The polls are showing a really weird dynamic.

Being nice at dinner is easy.

There may be no exit.

It’s good to be king.

To the Trump administation this a feature, not a bug.

Or they maybe happening at 10%… Who knows?! Clearly not the White House.

Remember Trump cannot fail, he can only be failed!

Nationwide protests yesterday show a growing outrage over Trump 2.0.

We are about to find out the degree to which trade wars are good and easy to win.

He filibustered nothing for a very long time.

The Nerd Prom chickens out.

Elite American universities are surrending at an astonishing pace.

Will the Netanyahu government double down on its weakening of Iran?

Yet another test of Executive power for the courts to resolve.

We are at least on the precipice.

They don’t want to give Trump what he wants, so they’re giving him what he wants.

Democrats are damned if they do and damned if they don’t.

A year-long Continuing Resolution or bust?

Is the DOGE now on a leash?

It made history in many ways.

Russia, Russia, Russia?

Applying rational analysis to attitude and instinct.

A story I thought I’d never see.

The postwar era may have ended yesterday.

A shocking but completely unsurprising development.

In the immortal words of Emily Litella, “Never mind.”

Beware the Ides of March.

The cruelty is indeed the point.

The retired 3-star National Guard officer is an unorthodox pick.

Three members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff have been fired.

Don’t let the door . . .

All of 47’s controversial nominees have been confirmed. Save one.

Trump blames Ukraine for being invaded.

Really, a older, more imperialistic one.

The 47th President had a busy Monday.

The 47th President is flooding the zone.

A little ethnic cleansing coming right up.

A brilliant plan with absolutely no conceivable downsides.

Way to go, pro-business party!

An entire Congressionally-created agency seems to have been shut down by fiat.

The administration is compiling a list of every single agent who participated in the January 6 investigations.

The courts will decide whether we have a President or a King.

Thoughts on an unnecessary confrontation.

More immigration politics.

And remembering “jokes” about governing like a dictator.