Outside the Beltway

Rural Americans are misunderstood!

A century-old tradition has gone by the wayside.

The rule of law is under seige.

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

Of party, duty, age, and political roulette.

The perils of speaking loudly while carrying a small stick.

If so, he’ll almost surely win bigly.

The realignment of America’s political parties wasn’t quite what was hoped.

The problem that won’t go away.

The country music singer was 62.

Republicans want him but do they really, really want him?

Stop me if you’ve heard this one . . .

Making 2024 about 2021 and 1777.

A bad column is worse than expected.

The denial of transfer to Federal Court could signal problems for Trump’s Presidential Immunity Claims

He appointed a third of the Justices but has the worst record before them in modern history.

The first woman to serve on the Supreme Court is gone at 93.

It’s quite the week for politicians with generic names nobody has ever heard of.

A competent leader versus a lunatic would seem an easy choice. Alas.

A high-stakes move.

We need reform.

It’s not nearly as far-fetched as most of us would like to believe.

President Biden has ended a months-long impasse.

Must every topic be viewed through that lens?

The Electoral College is holding a nation of millions back.

America survived a civil war and the turmoil of the 1960s. Can we rebound again?

Good news with a cautionary note.

After giving a softball interview, he apparently expected one in return.

New documents reveal the internal deliberations of the Court.

The process is much more stage managed than advertised.

The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles sparks a thought.

It’s time to ban a growing and dangerous practice.

As memory of the Cold War fades, so does support for American primacy.

A wrongheaded if longstanding position.

President Biden’s dangerous gambit seems to have succeeded.

Old men still bitter about where they went to college.

It’s becoming a sad joke.

A modest regulatory change may have a big impact.

Ezra Klein has some thought on the Republican Party.

A moderate Republican almost diagnoses the problem.

Should Secretary Pete have done more?

The elite consensus that free trade would bring them around is gone.

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

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

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

Adam Laxalt’s big lead is slowly erodiing.

The New York Post and Wall Street Journal are blasting the losing loser.

President Biden is being pressured to face the music after the midterms.

A deep dive into why our politics are so broken.