Outside the Beltway

A different take on our political realignment.

What Trump and many supporters get wrong about Kamala Harris

Democratic strategists are complaining that Biden is being too honest.

When does humanitarian catastrophe become something more?

Explaining the inexplicable.

Ezra Klein makes a compelling case.

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

Pick a side. No nuance allowed.

America survived a civil war and the turmoil of the 1960s. Can we rebound again?

Slavery is an inextricable part of our past, whether we want to talk about it or not.

It’s just as possible to live on one income as it was in 1970. But not really.

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

A $787.5 million flesh wound.

Another poll showing the same thing as the other polls.

Could it be that he was untruthful?

Should Secretary Pete have done more?

Did you even notice?

Shockingly, the Defense Department doesn’t keep up with former employees.

An unlikely source argues that it’s too big and poorly targeted.

A 2020 blowout has long been presumed. But maybe it won’t happen.

The Schumer-Manchin compromise includes a massive increase in the tax collection budget.

Joe Manchin has come around on a pared back BBB, surprising just about everyone.

Ruy Teixeira finds that Hispanics aren’t yet woke.

Some Democrats are less than pleased.

Here we go again . . . .

The Democrats have lots of problems. Salesmanship is pretty far down the list.

The President is taking a page out of Elizabeth Warren’s playbook.

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

Did the President exceed his mandate? Does it matter?

That didn’t take long.

It’s not compelling.

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

He beats the alternative.

Mediocre legal education doesn’t pay.

An interesting podcast conversation.

J.D. Vance’s cynical suggestion.

Would a woman with his credentials be taken seriously?

Stoking a bizarre fantasy that will not die.

While progressives in the party are often frustrated with the West Virginia Senator, he is demonstrating yet again that he’s no Republican.

Those expecting Bernie Sanders’ agenda are sorely disappointed.

Deal-making in Washington is next to impossible.

Reacting to the asymmetrical polarization of the electorate.

The Senate’s last conservative Democrat is taking President Biden’s call for unity seriously.

Now, we’re just haggling over price.

America’s Newspaper of Record needs to figure out what it wants to be.

Policy wonks are seeing a refreshing return to the normal order. Some believe that’s a bad thing.

Biden nominees Janet Yellen, Tony Blinken, and Avril Haines are under scrutiny for their financial disclosures.

Another unassailable if boring cabinet choice.

The transition is on pace despite President Trump’s best efforts.

The Pundit’s Fallacy meets opportunism.