Outside the Beltway

On fiscal policy and historical comparisons.

The President used his first speech to Congress as an attempt to unite the country.

The President is about to roll out another massive spending plan.

It’s undemocratic and we should get rid of it. But doing so isn’t a panacea.

Are we thinking about job training all wrong?

Look at who’s lined up against H.R. 1.

The Ezra Klein show on the “infrastructure” bill.

Yes, it’s complicated, but it is also time to stop relying on cliches.

The economy looks to be in full recovery. But it’s not clear how much credit the President deserves.

The semantic debate is obscuring the actual public policy issue.

President Biden has a second chance to do the right thing.

It doesn’t work like the movies, Senator.

A Trump-era policy designed to screw over blue states may actually be a good one.

We can all agree that it’s important but not what it is.

The Excelsior Pass is the nation’s first. Will it start a trend?

The media became the story but the President was the news.

Our current forms of collective action on guns have failed us.

While progressives in the party are often frustrated with the West Virginia Senator, he is demonstrating yet again that he’s no Republican.

We’re about to spend a whole lot more money.

There are legitimate ethical and liberty questions but they’re outweighed by the benefits.

Deal-making in Washington is next to impossible.

The reflections on the departed right-wing talk host continue.

The GOP will almost certainly survive. But in what form?

Thinking about unsupported narratives and a little bit about data usage.

More packages are being mailed than ever and USPS can’t keep up.

The science and ethics are not the hardest part of determining who should go first.

Our enemies are getting more brazen and sophisticated in their cyber warfare.

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

The new Ford Mustang may be the harbinger of things to come.

Not of governance.

This time calling for Chris Krebs to be shot.

A shameful farce continues to unfold.

DHS cybersecurity expert who deemed election secure fired by tweet.

So, it turns out that Fox News wasn’t really all that fair or balanced.

Explaining the continuing cowardice of GOP Senators.

What is more concerning, speculation and war games, or the words of POTUS?

Ok, so what should change?

The convergence of design flaws in the constitution and a flawed leader have brought us to brink of an electoral crisis.

We’ve removing mail sorting machines just in time for mail-in voting.

The Russians are at it again, with the cooperation of the Trump administration and its enablers.

Online instruction is an inferior product. But it’s more expensive to deliver.

We’re unlikely to know who wins the November elections right away.

Or just a bump in the road?

Sanders supporters need to get on the bus.

President Trump has made plenty of mistakes handling this crisis. Let’s not invent dubious ones.

Despite our poor showing against COVID-19, we have the best infrastructure in place.

Most federal workers are still packing themselves into offices.

Whocouldanode?

The wagons have been circled.