Outside the Beltway

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?

Trump on X.

Americans are concerned about very different things.

A disturbing dissection in the NYT Magazine.

Cults of personality are not the same as cults.

A stroll through the archives.

The coiner of Godwin’s law gives his blessing.

The Republican frontrunner continues to use Hitler’s language, praise dictators, and lionize traitors.

Another sad data point about current politics.

The NYT goes too far but not far enough.

The mainstream media isn’t and shouldn’t become a counterpart to the right-wing infotainment complex.

It turns out, he wasn’t all that truthful.

The trend shows no sign of abating.

What to call non-crazies who aren’t Democrats?

If you thought the first term was bad, you ain’t seen nothing yet.

“Classical liberals” really need to rediscover self examination

A true hodgepodge to start the week.

A low bar has been cleared.

Democratic backsliding appears to be spreading to another European country.

President Biden had a meeting with some historians. The horrors.