Outside the Beltway

The President minced no words.

Trump exploits our mistaken beliefs about crime to consolidate his power.

The reality is, I can’t say no.

Democratic leadership still keeps playing normal politics in times that are anything but.

Some musings on the wrong lessons from a major global event.

The evil of others rarely brings out our best.

Sounds to me like he admitted to taking the bag of cash.

An attempt to connect higher education and political violence.

As well as the politics that have followed.

“He that spits against the Wind, spits in his own Face.”

A meme that is as muddled and authoritarian as the President who posted it

It is unusual and a problem.

Who needs due process when you have drones?

Secretary Noem strikes again.

Thinking about ideology in the Trump era.

America is always both what it claims to be and what it actually is. The Fourth of July, then, marks our aspirations—and also our shortcomings.

A correct but disturbing ruling.

The pattern of attempted intimidation continues.

There’s always a tweet

The curious case of the finger tattoos.

He now faces a federal indictment.

That’s a problem, given her job and all.

Presidents have wide latitude in this area but many say 47 is exceeding his authority.

What it tells us about race and the Trump administration.

Habemus habeas corpus?

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?