Outside the Beltway

At what point does negligence become a crime?

The biggest entertainment product in America is getting bigger.

Trump NFTs: just in time for Xmas.

Sports fans enjoy watching sports. How much does politics impact that?

A country music icon is gone at 90.

How much blame did the 70-year constitutional monarch share?

The UK’s longest-reigning monarch has passed, aged 96.

There are too many products chasing too few consumers.

“America can survive the demagogues themselves, it’s their audience that will kill us.”

The iconic basketball player, coach, and civil rights leader is gone at 88.

You have to be suspicious of people who enjoy gangster movies a bit too much.

The man most famous for his turn on “Leave it to Beaver” has passed from liver cancer aged 77.

The truth is pretty obvious.

So, what now?

The legendary comic book artist is gone at 80.

What are the limits of representation?

Republicans are aghast that he’s abandoned his principles.

Is the creepy comic’s comeback complete?

A Black columnist argues that Will Smith set back a whole race.

The invasion has led to a series of proxy wars.

The beloved comedian and actor is gone at 65.

John Cole’s blog is older than dirt.

A pioneering Black actor is gone at 94.

When life doesn’t imitate art.

The Vietnam War hero and one-term Georgia Senator has died at 79.

Insiders argue that the era of Peak TV has contributed to shoddy practices on set.

The veteran character actor has died of cancer at 66.

It appears that normal safeguards were ignored, leading to disaster on the set.

An amusing incident highlights how far we’ve fallen.

The political calculus of Arizona’s senior Senator is unclear.

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

Oh, FFS.

The tech giant is even more powerful than you think.

The author of “Lonesome Dove,” “Terms of Endearment,” and so many more great novels is gone at 84.

A very low-spoilers review.

A country music legend is yet another victim of COVID.

Gracious concessions are the norm except when they’re not.

The actor reflects on nearly three decades with Parkinson’s.

The iconic actor best known as the original movie James Bond is dead at 90.

Trump continues to lag.

The iconic Supreme Court justice has died at the age of 87.

Preying on the fears of old white people is good business.

A world in which we’re all contractors is a dystopian utopia.

The state of American debate is not strong.

The status quo ante is not just waiting for us around the corner.

Progressive policy and constituent interests collide.

We may be seeing the beginning of the end.

Has this precedent permanently damaged the country? Or is it just politics as usual?

The basketball legend and his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, were among five fatalities.