Outside the Beltway

A reminder.

Qui bono?

Be prepared for a rocky day and potentially more changes to “the plan”

What could possibly go wrong?

Remember Trump cannot fail, he can only be failed!

Nationwide protests yesterday show a growing outrage over Trump 2.0.

If this is American greatest, I prefer it when things were “going to hell.”

We are about to find out the degree to which trade wars are good and easy to win.

Making the Markets Dive Again.

And thoughts about Trump’s economic approach to date.

It certainly isn’t how the US Constitution functions.

About half the country wants about half of Trump.

The Majority Leader has a bigger role than previously reported.

The culture seems to be shifting.

America’s 39th President, and greatest ex-President, is gone at the ripe old age of 100.

There are 800 or so of them in the United States alone. Where the hell did they come from?

Some sense of proportion would be nice.

Plus some discussion of identity politics.

Some comparative data.

It’s Liz Cheney’s fault!

The US was not exceptional.

Also: don’t forget a lot of people also voted against him.

My concerns about a second Trump administration.

A low confidence Election Day forecast.

Elon is on record warning Trump supporters to be prepared for “temporary hardship”

Unreality and sexual anxiety on display.

Trump’s core policies will drive inflation

In idea whose time is gone.

Plus some thoughts on mass deportation.

What prevents you from affirmatively supporting Trump?

They are not like you and me.

A mild-mannered JD Vance out-debated a nervous Tim Walz. It won’t matter.

The 39th President hits the century mark.

They have a preference but may not vote.

The skews may offset.

Or, more accurately, Trump-o-Nonsense

Donald Trump fared considerably worse against a cogent opponent.

Is it the press’s responsibility to turn nonsense into sense?

It’s not 2019 anymore.

A Republican columnist is angry that Trump, not Harris, is being seen as the incumbent.

I love a good data visualization!

The soft bigotry of low expectations.

He’s not taking his change in fortunes very well.

Why the rent is too damn high.

Where will it go?

He’s doing better in all the swing states but one than in 2020.