Outside the Beltway

What could possibly go wrong?

The people who safeguard our nuclear weapons and put out forest fires have been fired.

More immigration politics.

Multiple executive orders aim at rooting out the Deep State.

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

Using money to control the GOP.

The Florida governor is among several names being floated to replace Pete Hegseth.

He has to be, right?

Stop me if you have heard this before, but he is unqualified for the job.

The 45th President looks to be the 47th.

My turn.

A low confidence Election Day forecast.

Subtle demographic changes may have created a tipping point.

It could all come down to Pennsylvania.

What Trump and many supporters get wrong about Kamala Harris

It all comes down to Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and Michigan.

A disturbing dissection in the NYT Magazine.

The inevitable is all but official.

Data from the early primaries

A data point or two amid the panic.

An unsurprising twist.

The problem that won’t go away.

The NLRB has sided with Dartmouth players on unionization.

Why we are where we are (at least in part).

The Washington Post proves that, no matter how hard you try, you can’t cover some stories neutrally.

Shockingly, both “incumbents” are going to win their party’s 2024 nominations.

Two candidates enter. One candidate leaves.

On racism, Republicans, and names

No big surprises from the dumbest recurring contest in American politics.

Republicans want him but do they really, really want him?

Cold hard facts.

The anti-Trump attack dog is out of the race.

Making 2024 about 2021 and 1777.

A poor answer to a softball question has created unnecessary controversy.

Shocking if unsurprising poll results.

A few predictions that are going to disappoint just about everyone.

The media’s favorite Republican is doing better in some polls than the other candidates losing to Trump.

The system isn’t very good.

400-plus general and flag officer promotions went through almost instantaneously.

The anti-Trump forces are rallying around the former South Carolina governor and UN ambassador.

The headline wrote itself.

The President has tepid support in the 18-29 demographic.

Trump is making verbal gaffes while making fun of Biden’s verbal gaffes.

The fourth place candidate for second place in the Republican primaries has taken his ball and gone home to Mother.

The rare case where a clickbait headline is actually appropriate.

The longtime politician and statesman is gone at 75.

Wherein I finally reveal my answer (spoiler: it is hardly surprising). And, also, wherein despite the goal of brevity, I fail at that goal.