Outside the Beltway

A low confidence Election Day forecast.

A third (and hopefully final) post on the matter.

One of the most notorious war criminals in American history is dead at 80.

Trump’s second term would be much worse than his first.

Doubling down on the MAGA.

A beach home and “An Appeal to Heaven”

It depends.

Spying on customers is expensive.

Fighting a cult of personality is exhausting.

We need reform.

Germany’s economy is among the worst in the OECD.

A new book looks at the confluence of geography and disadvantage.

The former President has a 50 point lead. Is he unstoppable?

A symbolic gesture is now highly impractical, if not harmful.

UPenn law professor Amy Wax as a test case.

The Michigan Senator’s stepping down at a reasonable age shocked everyone.

The past just won’t let him be.

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

The “America First” slate of candidates lost all but one contest.

The Needle is Broken

For the first time in a long time, Presidential approval numbers and voter preferences aren’t’ aligned.

Many young, progressive Jews are feeling unwelcome in young, progressive circles.

It’s been more of a reading than writing morning.

The most expansive firearms legislation in decades is likely to become law.

Half a century have passed since a botched burglary changed history.

The longest-serving Republican Senator has died at the age of 88.

It seems that some Americans are relocating to be with people who share their social and cultural views.

When “obviously qualified” apparently isn’t enough

A provision of the 14th Amendment to keep Civil War generals out of office is back in play.

A pattern is emerging.

There will be no religious exemptions. For now, at least.

A spectacular fall for a man who has been at the center of the football world for three decades.

The second won’t be so fortunate.

The 94-year-old legend is finally getting his due.

Would a woman with his credentials be taken seriously?

Many states are moving to a first come, first served basis for COVID shots.

The aftermath of the January 6 Capitol riots runs into the First Amendment,

The best two teams in college football play for it all amid some controversy.

He wanted a cabinet post. And this is a cabinet post.

The Party of Lincoln went over the cliff like lemmings in support. It’s tough to see how they recover.

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

Kamala Harris wins by not losing.

One man’s fecklessness has gotten untold people sick.

Multiple reports have the Notre Dame graduate replacing Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

Injecting data into the conversation.

This is not even close to the worst it’s ever been.

The President has hit rock bottom.

Dissenters to a denied emergency appeal argue it is.

A researcher has documented 66 separate incidents since May 27.