Outside the Beltway

Getting close to his term 1 low.

Political scientists, however, are skeptical.

We need to be focused on the system, not fantasies about messages and organization.

The second round of No Kings rallies will take place today. Will they matter?

Brought to you by the “America First” crowd.

More signs of flaws in the Trump economy.

A potentially costly rebrand and strange bedfellows.

July jobs report shows signs of weakness.

Times have changed!

Seeing the effects of Trumponomics.

Trump is not popular.

Looking backwards in the energy sector.

They’re talking a big game now, but they’ll likely bend a knee. Again.

Where are we with my concerns about the Trump administration?

After a bit of a Trump-induced detour.

Senate Republicans are balking at several measures, but fixing those would make passage in the House impossible.

Well, most of them.

Hint: another variables may be the key.

Budgets are choices and choices reveal values.

The GOP budget bill.

The country’s citizens are enduring power outages while Saudis are making deals for cutting-edge technology.

Non-college-educated White men remain happy.

Don’t worry! Trade wars are good and are easy to win.

Facts are stubborn things.

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!