Outside the Beltway

A GOP member of Congress on deportations.

And yes, Trump fits the definitions all too well.

The violence perpetrated by its namesake is well known. The violence that led to its creation, less so.

An oft-told tale turns out to be bullshit.

I don’t think its stolen valor, but Walz has played it loose when referring to his service

His party got destroyed in EU elections, so he’s doubling down.

The Russian autocrat is emboldened.

A disturbing dissection in the NYT Magazine.

People around the world are more skeptical about governing institutions.

The sad joke continues.

The trend toward hard-right parties continues.

The NYT goes too far but not far enough.

Paris is fighting a losing battle over the prominence of their language.

A poll on Israeli support.

When the obvious is controversial.

Outsiders seem to want the impossible.

What does “complete victory” look like?

The trend shows no sign of abating.

The Eurozone is falling further behind the United States.

Forget the cafe latte, screw the raspberry iced tea.

We’re in uncharted waters.

He’s turned Russia from a G-8 member to an international pariah.

The New York Times looks into ties between a DC area law school and the Supreme Court.

We’re falling further behind for many reasons.

It turns out that the candy flavored booze at the grocery store isn’t even bourbon.

Why millenia-old concrete outlasts its modern version.

The soccer legend has passed at 82.

A legal but unsavory solution to a problem.

The corrupt leader is back for a sixth term.

Another frivolous suit making a mockery of the American tort system.

Putin provides an example for a Politics 101 class.

Democratic backsliding appears to be spreading to another European country.

President Biden had a meeting with some historians. The horrors.

Donald Trump and friends speak to the NRA.

Hopefully answering a reader question (but probably just making it all worse).

Has the Internet made us more selfish?

NATO has stepped up in a pleasantly surprising way to resist the Ukraine invasion.

Sanctions are already taking a toll. But the West could do more if it had the will.

The much-anticipated escalation has happened. Now to see how the United States and its allies respond.

Drug smuggling edition.

The singer and actor, born Marvin Lee Aday, is gone at 74.

Not every argument can be tested on a Pinocchio scale.

The longtime Senator and Vice Presidential and Presidential nominee is gone at 98.

The Politician’s Syllogism rears its ugly head.

And so general discussion of vaccine passports and requirements in the US.

A major first step to solving a longstanding global issue.

An all-time boxing legend is gone.

The Lone Star State is celebrating its independence in a big way.

The 97-year-old former Senator and Presidential candidate is ill.

Tunisia is freer but poorer than it was before Mohamed Bouazizi’s desperate act.