Outside the Beltway

Is this how the cult ends?

The late Chief Justice was right; his successors are wrong.

There are at most eight toss-up states for the 2024 Presidential election.

Contrary to a Politico headline, the GOP response to Trump’s anti-constitution talk continues to underwhelm.

Spoiler alert: the GOP has already failed this test multiple times.

The will of the majority can prevail even in a skewed system.

A watershed moment in the prosecutions of the Capitol Rioters.

The Attorney General can’t please everyone, so he’s got to please himself.

Localities are consolidating local elections to coincide with national ones. Some don’t like that.

The margins for 2024 are likely to be slim. But that hides a larger story.

The lines aren’t everything, but they need more attention than they get.

The ship is abandoning the sinking rat.

Alas, it probably doesn’t matter.

The re-election campaign is quietly forming but don’t expect an announcement any time soon.

Some of the early reactions to the inevitable announcement tell the tale.

Covering the coverage.

We used to (usually) know the results on Election Night because the outcomes were clearer.

How long did we wait in 2000?

Well, kind of, but not really.

Adam Laxalt’s big lead is slowly erodiing.

Thinking about what was likely and what wasn’t.

Parsing the results thus far.

The 2020 loser has doubled down on losing.

The Needle is Broken

Most don’t even know it passed!

The Justice Department is looking to inoculate itself against charges of partisanship.

What will it take to end the cycle of violence?

It’s easy if you try.

The most popular television product is running out of room to expand.

The rules for voting in America vary widely.

He’s using a tool he denounced as cruel to deal with a humanitarian crisis.

A thought inspired by the PA Senate race.

Another example of the arbitrariness of the death penaly

Fifty-plus “local” news outlets are a front for David Brock and company.

Republicans have died at a far higher rate than Democrats.

The Nebraska Republican got an offer he can’t refuse.

How a hideous, diabolical, pestilential, God-abandoned hellhole became our 3rd largest state.

Hurricane Ian renews some perennial questions about recovering from natural disasters.

How well has the famous thesis fared?

The Pentagon’s Inspector General is “concerned” over the pace of rejections.

The fading tabloid still has significant influence.

A shameful stunt reminiscent of an even darker era.

This is just playing crass political games with human beings.

For the first time in a long time, Presidential approval numbers and voter preferences aren’t’ aligned.

I warned you all, my predictions are notoriously wrong.

Both sides have had their say and now we wait for a ruling.

It appears that the DOJ has enough evidence to indict someone.

Many young, progressive Jews are feeling unwelcome in young, progressive circles.

A repeat of 1860 can’t happen. But something even worse could.

As more details emerge about the documents he stole, defenders are falling away.