Outside the Beltway

Ezra Klein discusses the dynamics of American conservatism in historical perspective. Plus, he helps illustrate a key problem that we have in thinking about American politics (IMHO).

More on primaries with a foray into Madison and the general politics of power-seekers and incentives.

The role of American political institutions.

The apparently eminent demise of abortion rights has reignited an old debate.

When doing the right thing is the wrong thing.

Why would a group that claims it has evidence of ballot harvesting refuse to turn it over?

Added historical context to ongoing conversations about American democracy.

The boring moderate beat the neo-Nazi with 58% of the vote.

A follow on from yesterday.

Our representation problems are far, far more about structure than they are about the messaging of the parties.

Party leaders are treating an electoral defeat as inevitable.

Pointless change that will increase costs and create confusion.

We expect far more from the Oval Office than is reasonable.

More willingness to subvert the election.

He was clearly willing to subvert the election.

Crises tend to be distracting.

The first round is currently being held.

The polls do not bode well for Democrats.

A potentially more representative map that still underscores deep flaws in our system.

Stories of note sans write-ups.

And other tales from the AK special election.

She is running to finish out Don Young’s term in Congress.

Two April Fool’s Day orders are no joke. And they’re apparently causing confusion.

This time via Senator Rick Scott.

No, presidentialism does not lock us into two parties.

His conversations with lawyers about stealing the election are not protected by privilege.

A Manichean struggle between good and evil.

Do you believe in miracles?

Whether dupes or active participants, the damage is real (and points us back to 2016).

Neither the Democrats nor the Republicans truly represent most Americans. Fixing that is exceedingly unlikely.

It would appear to be the case.

As predicted, rejections of ballots is up.

One can see the faintest hint of a backbone in the former Vice President.

The legendary AP politics reporter is gone at 87.

Addressing an analytical pet peeve (and, more importantly, correcting a mistake).

The Commonwealth’s undemocratic political system is, shockingly, unrepresentative of the will of its people.

Greatest democracy in the world, right?

Data from Texas underscore a frequent point about primaries.

Better than nothing, but still not enough.

It’s Manchin-approved.

Doing the right thing on 1/6/20 doesn’t absolve him of being a key Trump enabler.

When procedures lead to more rejected ballots and fewer voters, what else is there to call it?

Lawyers in North Carolina are trying to get a Congressman off the ballot.

Expert opinion on the standoff differs sharply.

The court wisely deferred to Congress in setting its own rules.

A pretty good President has numbers comparable to his historically bad predecessor.

Elections have consequences: Old Dominion Edition

It doesn’t add up.