Outside the Beltway

Things are not operating as Madison intended.

The end of an era.

Trump asks Texas to further gerrymander the state.

Trump’s One Weird Trick to end the war in Ukraine.

Why I am not a conspiracy guy, but also wonder why he is shouting about the whole thing.

Because of course.

A dire warning from the UN.

It’s bad writing, but a necessary evil.

An unusual diplomatic approach.

Both the policy issues but also the way it illustrates the politics of us versus them.

An unserious idea from an unserious man.

They may whine and bluster, but Trump always gets their votes.

This ain’t 1976.

This phase seems to be over. [Or maybe not!]

I don’t question the timing.

Maximalist claims are almost surely overstated.

Democrats are mostly condemning it and Republicans are divided.

The war is on.

Thinking about possible outcomes.

Whatever that means.

The Commonwealth’s off-off year contests will be seen as a referendum on Trump.

Trump and Netanyahu do not see eye to eye on the matter.

But Not Really (Wink Wink)

While critics warn of fascism, the public is thus far backing Trump’s immigration crackdown.

Things are getting ugly in LA.

Half the counties in America have moved more Republican in each of the last three elections.

The bromance is apparently over.

The renaming of the USNS Harvey Milk is a prominent illustration.

Maybe they weren’t serious about fiscal discipline after all?

Resisting gaslighting must be social. It’s crucial for those who oppose Trump’s falsehoods to remind each other, again and again, that 2 + 2 = 4.

I question the timing.

It was inevitable.

Will no one rid me of these meddlesome judges?

This time: Chinese students.

Well, most of them.

Hint: another variables may be the key.

Is it time for the Democrats to move to the center?

It was rather unusual.

A snapshot from Saudi Arabia.

What it tells us about race and the Trump administration.

Habemus habeas corpus?

They wanted chaos but not this chaos.