Outside the Beltway

The fine line between xenophobia and patriotism.

A desperate measure for a desperate problem.

After ‘the economy,’ the two diverge wildly on their top priorities.

A collection I started but didn’t fully finish.

The Alitos and the upside-down flag.

Democrats are helping the Republican Speaker tame his nihilist wing.

Well, more than two…

It’s been around for a very long time.

Several glimmers of hope from the Ukraine funding bill.

Some initial thoughts.

Shockingly, most people aren’t economists.

You can lead a horse to water, but the trick is the drinking.

He’s on a winning streak not seen since Stalin.

Sic a mob on a guy and this is the thanks Trump gets.

The roots of MAGA run deep, through places like my old home.

Data from the early primaries

The politics of chaos.

Cults of personality are not the same as cults.

An unsurprising twist.

Force and order.

Yet more evidence the man is unfit to serve as Commander-in-Chief.

We’re entitled to our own facts.

Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce, and MAGA.

Gregg Abbott is now defying the U.S. Supreme Court, forcing a showdown.

Plus an observation on news coverage.

On racism, Republicans, and names

This is the logical result of Trump’s legal arguments & that should give everyone pause

A powerful voice in Black media is a thorn in the administration’s side.

Ignorance, it turns out, isn’t bliss.

The anti-Trump forces are rallying around the former South Carolina governor and UN ambassador.

The DeSantis crackdown on academic freedom is having its desired effect.

Most no longer believe it’s possible to get ahead through hard work.

What if one of the candidates is Hitler?

White Christian nationalism and the fight for control of America.

Where religious zealotry can lead. (So, yes, a digression into American politics).

His critics are focused on the wrong problem.

The press really needs to stop trying to make fetch happen.

She took a plea deal.

Demonstrators once again breached Hill security.

Will at least four Republicans have a spine?

The crazies are this close to a complete takeover.

Jim Jordan is trying to bully his way into office. It almost certainly won’t work.

Or, if you prefer, stupid headline tricks.

What’s behind the sure-to-fail bid to oust his own party’s Speaker?

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

A surpringly large number tuned in to see people who won’t be the nominee.

Vivek Ramaswamy’s national coming out party was, well, interesting.

The Establishment is desperate for an alternative that’s not coming.