Outside the Beltway

Some pundits have high standards.

While there is an investigation, it doesn’t appear ballots were sold for “$10 a piece”

Hillary Clinton edition.

The silly season has commenced a mite early.

The safety gap between affluent, white and poor, minority communities has grown over the last three decades.

Yes the riots were a disgrace but the Democrats . . . .

Apparently, New York and Oregon are not the same place.

A necessary but likely irrelevant gesture.

After more than a year and countless investigations into election fraud, the big lie continues to be a big lie

A roundup of reflection on a somber anniversary.

A new poll offers mixed results.

In case anyone was wondering (and the GOP’s prospects are good).

A majority of Americans are less than sure that Biden won the 2020 election.

This time: some multi-party examples.

The 83-year-old Justice is playing a dangerous game.

Counting is not necessarily as straightforward as it may seem.

It’s not compelling.

Assessing her actions in 2018 in light of 2020 and onward.

Two members of the presidential commission reach the conclusion that expansion is needed.

We’re likely to see more instances like the Capitol Riot and the Kyle Rittenhouse shootings.

Politicians controlling lines control voters (instead of voters controlling politicians).

Russia’s leader sees the situation in the former Soviet Republic quite differently than the West.

Violence, masculinity, and American politics.

What happens if the Supreme Court overturns Roe v Wade?

Our system and the shaping of the GOP’s future.

Representatives Choosing Their Voters Rather than Vice Versa, Chapter 412.

The erosion of representativeness continues.

A depressing magazine piece argues it is.

Will America re-elect an 82-year-old to the White House?

A minor story that illustrates a far bigger problem in our politics.

This man is the face of the post-Trump party.

A largely mythical beast may become even more rare.

The average American is neither progressive nor all that interested in politics.

A conversation in two parts.

The matter of Executive Privilege and former Presidents is settled law.

Senator Romney and the latest edition of the senatorial pro-filibuster op/ed.

It turns out “the economy” isn’t just one thing.

Three days late, $1.2 billion long.

The electoral calendar affects who the electorate is.

Too woke! Not woke enough!

Going back to 1977 (there’s a pattern).

Providing a little bit of electoral history.

It’s usually more effective to run for something rather than against someone.

Tip O’Neil’s famous saying hasn’t been true in a long, long time.

A massive investigation into the Capitol riot looks at what came before, during, and after.

There is a lot of anger out there.

Late-breaking news may not matter that much anymore.

Voters are suppose to choose elected officials, not the other way around.