Outside the Beltway

More than any of his predecessors, we know in real time.

A dumb way to choose candidates? Or the dumbest way?

Has the tide turned?

The Committee has some hard choices to make.

Lack of understanding and poor institutional design=bad political outcomes.

Some musings on the wrong lessons from a major global event.

This time: Chinese students.

The acclaimed sportswriter is gone.

Our leaders are afraid to lead.

Don’t let the door . . .

More immigration politics.

Only a handful of Republican Senators have objected. Mildly.

Amending the Constitution with one simple trick.

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.