Outside the Beltway

The slide continues.

The changes are minor but in the wrong direction for the guy who’s behind.

Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose.

All of the legal remedies are impossible.

More post-debate thoughts and a reminder about how US parties work.

He’s doing better in all the swing states but one than in 2020.

That’s some catch, that Catch-22.

It all comes down to Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and Michigan.

Gaming the appointment process.

It’s depressingly short.

The President wants an alternative schedule and format.

Well, more than two…

Are we betraying the Founders?

A longstanding project inches forward.

Who could have seen this coming?

Partisanship and representation in conflict.

“The Rise of ‘Middle-Finger Politics’”

And back to thoughts on section 3.

An unserious plan by an unserious group.

The “interference with the administration of justice” enhancement was wrongly applied.

A truly insane proposition.

The realignment of America’s political parties wasn’t quite what was hoped.

The problem that won’t go away.

When checks and balances aren’t enough.

Election year is upon us, but the polling is still a bit fuzzy.

Trump betrayed his oath. That should disqualify him from office. That’s the whole point of section 3 of the 14th.

A never-ending saga of politicians choosing their voters.

The system isn’t very good.

We won’t have Kevin to kick around any more.

So says a unanimous DC Circuit Court of Appeals panel.

A David Brooks column inspires some thoughts.

I know it when I see it.

And, not surprisingly, about parties.

Abortion, an unrepresentative electorate, and candidate idiosyncracy ruled the off-off-year election.

Looking ahead to November 5, 2024

These have been hanging around for a while.

The game is the game.

A mere technicality?

A trip through comparative democratic reform.

Wherein I finally reveal my answer (spoiler: it is hardly surprising). And, also, wherein despite the goal of brevity, I fail at that goal.

This makes four.

Our Pacific territories are giving more than they’re getting.

It’s not nearly as far-fetched as most of us would like to believe.

Inter-generational power is a thing.

It really is rife with problems.

The Electoral College is holding a nation of millions back.

Good news with a cautionary note.

The panic continues. Is it warranted?

An extremely unlikely scenario.