Outside the Beltway

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

Wherein I respond to a ridiculous comparison.

That which worked for petty business disputes was never going to work on this big of a stage.

When an apolitical process gets politicized.

Saruman’s rigid arrogance ultimately made him pathetic. Sound familiar?

That thing that happens when you sow the wind with conspiracy theories.

A shadowy flight into the realm of evidence that does not exist.

Arguments and analyses that are, well, turkeys.

Team Trump and the WI recount.

Perhaps the most normal thing President Trump has done.

Why did Emily Murphy finally do her job?

Was Trump’s attempt to overturn the outcome a one-off or a sign of things to come?

The 87-year-old former San Francisco mayor isn’t woke enough.

President Trump has finally allowed the GSA to certify the “apparent” winner.

The EIB host and Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient is not impressed.

She’d be America’s first woman intelligence chief.

Truly the dumbest timeline.

While the authoritarian threat recedes, the fascist threat remains.

A shameful farce continues to unfold.

They know Trump lost the election yet are aiding his outrageous assault on democracy.

Why is making the obvious call so hard for the GSA Administrator?

So, it turns out that Fox News wasn’t really all that fair or balanced.

Gracious concessions are the norm except when they’re not.

Explaining the continuing cowardice of GOP Senators.

Because he’s an idiot.

The inevitable happened, as extremist organizations descended on DC.

The transition is on pace despite President Trump’s best efforts.

He’s raising the money for himself.

The President’s claims have no merit.

In a sane world, Joe Biden’s election win would not have come as a surprise. Alas . . . .

The President’s message is getting through.

The purge of non-loyalists continues.

A tale so bizarre it is hard to believe it is real.

A lame duck President has fired his Secretary of Defense and replaced him in probably violation of the law.

While many are congratulating President-Elect Biden, too many are still following a loser.

A quadrennial tradition.

All the major outlets are finally acknowledging the obvious.

It’s getting worse, not better.

The early reaction was premature.

The lies aren’t working anymore.

Look, either you believe in democracy or you don’t.

We’ve just had an election, not psychoanalysis.

Biden inches closer to 270.

It’ll be days before we know the final 2020 results but a resounding repudiation is unlikely.

The man is unwell.

Some thoughts on voter enthusiasm and EV scenarios.

Trump has pulled ahead in some individual polls but Biden continues to have a commanding lead.

Just when you thought the 2020 campaign couldn’t go any lower.

Will he be a uniter or a divider?

The iconoclastic journalist is out at the publication he founded.