Outside the Beltway

Violence, masculinity, and American politics.

Oral arguments on the biggest abortion case in decades will be heard today.

Trump’s last Secretary of Defense is being stymied by preclearance review.

Yet again, Mike Lindell show what a fraud he is.

A pattern is emerging.

Will America re-elect an 82-year-old to the White House?

A contrast in styles.

Politicians gonna politician, but still…

This man is the face of the post-Trump party.

The average American is neither progressive nor all that interested in politics.

A conversation in two parts.

The matter of Executive Privilege and former Presidents is settled law.

Mayor Pete is being mocked for telling obvious truths.

Senator Romney and the latest edition of the senatorial pro-filibuster op/ed.

Too woke! Not woke enough!

It’s usually more effective to run for something rather than against someone.

Running against Trump didn’t work this year.

Tip O’Neil’s famous saying hasn’t been true in a long, long time.

A massive investigation into the Capitol riot looks at what came before, during, and after.

A sign of our times.

Joe Biden has bet his presidency on a caucus that may simply be irreconcilable.

The first modern stand-up comedian has died at 94.

A vague but inflammatory report sheds little light on the situation.

The MyPillow Guy went down to Bama…

The trailblazing soldier-statesman has died at 84.

Doing nothing is still a choice, and the legitimacy crisis is here, like it or not.

The President’s approval has plummeted, largely because of factors outside his control.

A paradox that’s not hard to explain.

An amusing incident highlights how far we’ve fallen.

We’re an incredibly divided country but splitting it into two is impossible.

The Politician’s Syllogism rears its ugly head.

President Biden was advised to keep troops in Afghanistan . . . for no apparent reason.

Really, they owed (and still owe) us better behavior.

Our brains are wired to seek approval but may not be equipped to handle our modern existence.

The Catch-22 of passing a massive spending bill in an undemocratic system.

They shall not submit to blackmail!

The difference is politics, not reason.

American cheese will henceforth be known as liberté cheese. And not because of the metric system.

A follow-up to yesterday’s analysis.

While well-intentioned, the Chairman’s actions were illegal and dangerous.

The SNL comic has died of cancer at 61.

The Islamic Republic is very close to being able to fuel a single weapon.

Jacob Chansley has agreed to spend 41 to 51 months in prison for his role in the 6 January riots.

Humanitarian instincts rightly trumped security concerns.

We may be out of Afghanistan but the ‘war on terror’ is likely to continue indefinitely.

Because Afghanistan and Hurricane Ida weren’t enough for the Biden administration to deal with.

A new story archetype is all too common.

Grandstanding in the midst of chaos is a bad look.

They’ve got a lot of gall blaming Biden for this mess.

When “the news” isn’t just “the news.”