Outside the Beltway

This week: that 70’s superhero show.

Apparently, this is who we are now.

This week: Dungeons and Dragons and RPGs.

This week the Ancient Geeks discuss The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi.

Ancient Geeks talk Star Wars this week!

This week: classic Doctor Who

The media, the academy, and the courts, are all in the crosshairs.

This week: early Marvel comics.

Just a little comparison of 2017, 2021, and 2025 plus more thoughts on tariffs.

One of the OG political bloggers is gone.

This week: a general discussion of fantasy novels.

Monday is Ancient Geeks day!

A pop culture diversion.

Only a handful of Republican Senators have objected. Mildly.

Abusing power to prevent the abuse of power?

The man tabbed to lead the Defense Department was deemed an “insider threat.”

Hitting back at centibillionaires is hard.

Nostalgia is not new.

Bizarre conspiracy theories shared by powerful people are immune to fact checking.

Mark Robinson is the latest example.

Racism this explicit needs to be directly confronted

The legendary star of stage and screen is gone at 93.

Some additional (and longwinded) perspective.

I don’t think its stolen valor, but Walz has played it loose when referring to his service

The search giant lost a major court battle. What’s next?

Five minutes is an eternity in the current information environment.

What out of control prosecutors and judges actually look like and why more people should be treated like former President Trump

A famed political forecaster doesn’t believe the polls.

Several glimmers of hope from the Ukraine funding bill.

If only we knew why Mississippi chose to join the Confederacy…

Finding 12 impartial people in a high-profile trial is challenging.

He’s suddenly a billionaire after all.

Anticompetitive practices in one of the most competitive of markets.

Millions of fools and their money may soon be parted.

A long-predicted threat has emerged.

A narrow ruling in a civil case could have huge consequences.

If we’re even bowling at all.

A growing scourge may be next to impossible to stop.

The Piano Man is back with a new song.

It’s just resting.

A television icon is gone at 101.

An extraordinary look into warning civilians about impending attacks.

White Christian nationalism and the fight for control of America.

We can all agree that Trump and Biden are over the line. But where is it?

It’s . . . complicated.

Can generosity be wrong?

A joke(?) gone a-rye.

The Justice Department claims the search giant abused its power.

How something so promising became so frustrating.

They’re angry and yet having a good time.