Outside the Beltway

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

Trump is significantly outpeforming his 2020 results in New York and Florida. It doesn’t matter.

Lying about hurricanes and stoking ridiculous theories about weather control are the latest examples.

Some direct evidence of the effects.

The actor known for “Good Times,” “Roots,” and “The West Wing” is gone at 84.

And the grotesqueness of the Trumpian response.

The New College of Florida invites a white supremacist to campus.

The skews may offset.

The would-be gunman was captured before he could get off a shot.

Thoughts that didn’t fit in my last post

These people are frustrating.

A microcosm of the campaigns and the candidates.

Trump on X.

Beyond politics, there’s culture.

On hacks and different treatment for Clinton and Trump.

That’s not a rhetorical question.

One of the most notorious war criminals in American history is dead at 80.

More endorsement and support for Harris.

Cruelty with compound interest.

Because I really do have too many open.

Expect an appeal and a long wait

He’s doing better in all the swing states but one than in 2020.

The Gaza conflict has ousted a member of “the Squad.”

Part the millionth.

Progressive activists are preparing to “democracy-proof” the country.

*Parenthetically, his opponent wouldn’t know the truth if it bit him on the ass.

Will the first President convicted of crimes be the first convicted felon re-elected as President?

Rubio reportedly wants the gig.

Here are some special papers.

Compared to any available alternative, yes.

MAGA has eaten the Tea Party.

The United States has less press freedom than 54 countries. Or does it?

Grouping House Members by their voting patterns.

The number of open tabs is just getting silly.

Simplistic solutions to complex problems lead to human suffering.

It is a bit of a mess.

A longstanding project inches forward.

Gotta clear ’em all!

Trials of mRNA treatments are going well.

Shockingly, most people aren’t economists.

A century-old tradition has gone by the wayside.

The 2000 Democratic Vice Presidential nominee turned maverick is gone at 82.

He’s suddenly a billionaire after all.