Outside the Beltway

Being nice at dinner is easy.

The boxing great and grill pitchman is gone at 76.

From Juiceboxer to arguably the most important media figure on the left.

A legendary actor is gone at 87.

Hasan Minhaj is a serial liar. Does it matter?

The current business model is collapsing. It’s about time.

It’s Nixon’s fault?

Disney is making some unwelcome moves.

There are too many products chasing too few consumers.

A break from politics.

The face of Fox News is not the bow-tied buffoon from his “Crossfire” days.

Thomas gets the ball rolling, and I take off from there.

Musings about US politics and culture.

Denial, whining, and truth wrapped into one segment.

It’s not funny when you have to constantly explain the jokes.

The veteran character actor has died of cancer at 66.

Our brains are wired to seek approval but may not be equipped to handle our modern existence.

The actor known for his roles on “The Wire” and “Boardwalk Empire” is gone at 54.

The tech giant is even more powerful than you think.

The disgraced loser remains as popular as ever with his base.

Thus far, Disney+ and HBO Max are additive rather than cannibalizing competing services.

A very low-spoilers review.

The days of one-stop media shopping are long gone.

A quadrennial tradition.

No one told you when to run, you missed the starting gun.

A bittersweet farewell to a newspaperman past his sell-by date.

A new report suggests that the Chinese movie-going market will surpass the American market in 2020.

Jared Kushner’s long-awaited Middle East peace plan is still awaiting release, but it already appears to be dead on arrival.

A year and a half into the #MeToo era, we’re still debating who gets to have a career.

The 83-year-old is taking time off finishing his LBJ quintilogy to write his memoirs. Is that selfish?

AT&T’s acquisition of DirecTV and TimeWarner is forcing price hikes that are driving customers away at a rapid clip.

President Trump is now claiming he will end birthright citizenship for the children of undocumented immigrants via Executive Order. He clearly lacks the authority to do this.

The old name was apparently confusing for many customers.

Regrets, he’s had a few.

The highest ranking Democrat in the Senate has introduced a bill that would effectively decriminalize marijuana nationwide and leave it up to each state to decide how far they wish to go with regard to cannabis regulation. It’s a huge step in the right direction.

A famous name enters the race to challenge Andrew Cuomo, but it’s unlikely she’ll have much of an impact.

Donald Trump has apparently made the American public more supportive of players who kneel for the National Anthem.

White House Chief Of Staff John Kelly publicly defended the President’s call to a military widow yesterday, but he got several facts wrong in the process.

Despite resentments, power will transition peacefully from President Obama to President Trump. We should be thankful for that rather than protesting it.

So does this mean Big Bird will show up on Game Of Thrones?

It’s getting easier and easier to cut the cord.

The scandal that will make everyone forget about Benghazi.

We are obviously moving toward an era of streaming and other services that don’t rely on Cable/Satellite providers, but it will still take some time to get there and for it to be cost effective.

President Obama has appointed an “Ebola Czar,” but it’s unclear why we need one when there are already people who are supposed to be in charge of the Ebola response.