Outside the Beltway

Separating rhetoric from action.

Diving into the structure of Alabama’s districts and highlighting deep problems.

Thinking about what is predictive as well as the usefulness of historical case studies.

Eight state have withdrawn from a system to prevent illegal voting because of ignorance and agitation.

Neither Republicans nor Democrats are happy. But one man is.

A columnist argues his failed launch was emblematic of a larger problem.

It is something we need to think about.

Debt-trap diplomacy has finally come home to roost.

Normal diplomacy with an abnormal ally.

Running for office or just running?

Don’t get your hopes up.

Corruption charges against the former premier have sparked rioting.

Don’t blame the primary author of The Federalist for our current mess.

New documents reveal the internal deliberations of the Court.

We’re getting weird policies almost nobody is asking for.

A few people are committing the lion’s share of petty thefts in America’s biggest city.

Most high-income Congressional Districts are Democratic and low-income Districts are Republican.

The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles sparks a thought.

When winning is the only acceptable outcome.

A refreshing instance of normal democratic politics amid interesting times.

Calls for violence have been widespread but are unlikely to be heeded.

A hypothetical spoiler for 2024? (Stress on “hypothetical”).

DC has radically expanded its electorate.

Being against something just isn’t enough.

Whither American civil religion?

Another poll showing the same thing as the other polls.

Newspapers across the country are dropping the popular strip over a racist rant.

More on the US party system.

They went all-in on the Big Lie and we now have the receipts that they knew what they were doing.

The primary calendar debate shows, yet again, that parties don’t fully control candidate selection.

South Carolina and Georgia win! Iowa loses! New Hampshire whines!

Why was it released to the public?

Playing two-level games.

A real example of American exceptionalism.

The anti-Trump Republican could find re-election difficult.

The Biden administration has a point.

Open access to party labels has consequences.

Just like Trump’s except for every important detail.

Latin America’s answer to Donald Trump has his own insurrection attempt.

Some thoughts on polling and the news since 2016.

The anti-McCarthy holdouts have no end game.

After two days of futility, a deal is coming together to make futility permanent.

A moderate Republican almost diagnoses the problem.

What Americans say they want in the Oval Office.

“You can’t be against everything.”

The past just won’t let him be.

Electoral Count Act reforms are “hidden” in the bipartisan budget bill.

A 4155-page, $1.65 trillion dollar budget deal has been reached.

The President will be the 2024 Democratic nominee. Get used to it.

It would be an abuse of power.