Outside the Beltway

The aid continues to grow.

A shocking, but not surprising, event. I fear it’s a harbinger rather than an outlier.

America is always both what it claims to be and what it actually is. The Fourth of July, then, marks our aspirations—and also our shortcomings.

The war is on.

Elite American universities are surrending at an astonishing pace.

Unequal treatment for senior officials is the norm, like it or not.

A little ethnic cleansing coming right up.

This could be a issue for common ground… if both sides are prepared to give a little

The GOP caught the car and now doesn’t know what to do.

Repeated academic integrity violations led to her forced ouster.

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

An increasingly undemocratic regional power is a necessary but unreliable partner.

Striking the balance between cruel and misleading.

The fired propagandist has had an epiphany about bullshit.

Many in the Global South see the war very differently than we in the West.

Ezra Klein has some thought on the Republican Party.

The one-time Juiceboxer is still annoying the mainstream media.

The launch of a new feature… featuring Drake!

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

Roberts may not like it, but SCOTUS is political and does have a legitimacy problem.

An embarrassing photo demonstrates the perils of leading the free world.

Donald Trump and friends speak to the NRA.

It would be fitting but, alas, won’t happen.

Because of course he did.

It’s not compelling.

Politicians gonna politician, but still…

The first modern stand-up comedian has died at 94.

They shall not submit to blackmail!

American cheese will henceforth be known as liberté cheese. And not because of the metric system.

The legendary country music singer-songwriter known as “The Storyteller” is gone at 85.

It’s not just Red states that put up too many barriers.

No, Colorado’s voting regulations are not roughly the same as Georgia’s.

Another entry in the “stunning, but not surprising” category of political observations.

What at first blush appears a case of hypocrisy and cancel culture is a violation of professional ethics.

Further musings on the future of the Grand Old Party.

Why is making the obvious call so hard for the GSA Administrator?

The ongoing pathetic attempt to create a scandal around Hunter Biden.

Disconnected representation in action.

A desperate re-election gambit that has no impact on the outcome.

An unconvincing attack on the Democratic position.

Are “trust issues” in the way?

This time, the Pences

Hypocrisy, lies, and dangerous rhetoric from Trump and his allies on mail-in voting.

He’s doubling down on hypocrisy.

And a broader discussion of the ongoing Tara Reade story.

The real scandal isn’t the price tag but the beneficiary.

Lindsey Graham faces a potentially interesting challenge in his 2020 re-election bid.