Outside the Beltway

The term which kicked off this week wil decide whether we effectively have a king.

Or does it?

Here we go again.

The bubble may have burst.

Another day, another disappointment for the party’s legislative agenda.

A follow on from yesterday.

Vladimir Putin is banning commodity exports.

Sanctions are already taking a toll. But the West could do more if it had the will.

Can the Misery Index be far behind?

American exceptionalism at its worst. (Plus some history!).

A series of mismatches mean would-be workers can’t find employment despite an abundance of openings.

President Trump’s destruction of longstanding norms continues under his successor.

Well, nothing of course.

Now, we’re just haggling over price.

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

Another unassailable if boring cabinet choice.

The virus is real and infections and exposures have consequences.

As Election Day draws closer, the President is doubling down on stoking racial resentment.

The convergence of design flaws in the constitution and a flawed leader have brought us to brink of an electoral crisis.

A lousy column indirectly makes an important point.

Another way in which the Framer’s really didn’t understand what they were creating.

This is no ordinary recession.

People who should know better are making ridiculous claims.

We may be seeing the beginning of the end.