Outside the Beltway

Apparently, this is who we are now.

Being nice at dinner is easy.

“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.”

In particular in the Kilmar Abrego Garcia case

Fifth Amendment edition.

It’s good to be king.

It is one helluva a catch

The saga of Kilmar Abrego Garcia continues to underscore the immoral nature of this presidency and its power goals.

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

Some less optimistic thoughts on the SCOTUS ruling.

A unanimous Supreme Court has ordered the administration to comply with a lower court order.

Todd Lyons, acting Director of ICE provides the latest example.

Unequal treatment for senior officials is the norm, like it or not.

Sad and strange circumstances have forced the Democratic party to become the conservative party now. It’s important to remind ourselves of what is good in our lives and what is worth defending. 

You know, the meritocracy at work.

Then process gets in the way of efficiency, kill the process.

Can we say the administration is putting people in camps?

A glaring example of trying to terrorize those the administration doesn’t like.

A Valentine’s Day massacre.

This would include US citizens.

The new administration is gutting the senior ranks of the civil service.

I have questions.

Agencies are quickly seeking to comply with the President’s order.

Multiple executive orders aim at rooting out the Deep State.

Turning a campaign slogan into policy.

Definitely not advice from the pope

Should military officers substitute their judgment for the Commander-in-Chief’s?

And some reminders from where the violent rhetoric emanates.

A reasonable ruling with horrible consequences.

A reasonable ruling clarifying a poorly-written prior opinion.

Well, more than two…

It’s easy if you try.

There’s one in Maine.

A compelling document.

A historic ruling likely to be overturned.

So says a unanimous DC Circuit Court of Appeals panel.

Politics makes strange bedfellows.

His critics are focused on the wrong problem.

One weird trick could save us from Trump.

Thousands of LGBTQ veterans are seeking to have their discharges upgraded.

Asset forfeiture may finally get reined in.

I will admit, I didn’t see this coming.

A wrongheaded if longstanding position.

The Supreme Court may revisit a controversial criminal justice ruling.

Congress is poised to legislate protections previously mandated by the courts.