Outside the Beltway

More on the clear white supremacist ideology oozing from the Trump administration.

Tucker, Fuentes, and Heritage. Oh My!

The public is much less concerned than you are.

The reality is, I can’t say no.

Stephen Miller’s words at the Kirk memorial.

Some musings on the wrong lessons from a major global event.

Blowing up boats because they might have drugs on them is not justifiable, legally or morally.

What democratic backsliding looks like.

An attempt to connect higher education and political violence.

Stephen Miller and Fox News.

And other tales of subverting knowledge and expertise on the altar of a preferred mythic narrative.

This is the United States today.

“Influencer” Benny Johnson wants to bulldoze certain neighborhoods in DC.

Trump likes to use force.

Thinking about ideology in the Trump era.

One expert says yes.

Have I ever noted the Congress is less responsive to the public than it should be?

When AI search provides some morning levity.

Calling a governor names during a crisis.

Imagery and the White House Twitter account.

First thing we do, let’s intimidate all the lawyers.

Only the best people.

An example linked to USAID

A billionaire troll with a West Wing office.

The man who tried to prevent the vote from being counted last time is about to be certified President again.

The cruelty isn’t the point.

A dangerous choice that the Senate must reject.

Thinking out loud, as one does.

Appointing unqualified loyalists is only the start.

And, more broadly, about the normalization of Trump

One thread that runs through most explanations for Tuesday’s result.

It’s neither unprecedented nor powerful. It doesn’t exist.

Let’s take a moment to recognize our grief, and what it means.

Unreality and sexual anxiety on display.

It’s the opposite of politics as usual.

Trump, Bezos, and the slippery slope of authoritarianism.

The MSG rally.

From an NYT interview.

Hitler comparisons.

Plus: Governor Glenn Youngkin helps out.

This time up: JD Vance and election denialism.

And yes, Trump fits the definitions all too well.

Who did Nazi this coming?