Outside the Beltway

A new report puts the conversation in a different light.

The problem that won’t go away.

A special counsel has declined to prosecute the President but his rationale was painful.

What I’m reading but don’t have time to write about at length.

Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce, and MAGA.

The Secretary of Defense has outlined the parameters.

A credulous report strings together some anedotes and dubious polling.

Further escalation is inevitable.

Turning 80 and being charged with a felony are equally disqualifying.

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

And the intuition that things aren’t really working.

A well-meaning concept with obvious pitfalls.

Stop me if you’ve heard this one . . .

The inevitable response to attacks on international shipping.

“This is not the way it is supposed to go,” indeed.

A truly weird story.

Making 2024 about 2021 and 1777.

A powerful voice in Black media is a thorn in the administration’s side.

A misleading survey result.

Election year is upon us, but the polling is still a bit fuzzy.

The coiner of Godwin’s law gives his blessing.

John Fetterman says he’s not a progressive.

A Pyrrhic victory in one of many cases against America’s mayor.

The inevitable has happened.

A shameful farce.

A never-ending saga of politicians choosing their voters.

The system isn’t very good.

World opinion and American opinion diverge significantly.

He faces up to 17 years in prison.

Prices are way up, even though the CPI is back under control.

More importantly, comments on challenges to incumbent presidents.

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

Hamas gets rewarded for its crimes.

A fascinating conversation between two queer journalists.

What if one of the candidates is Hitler?

Leading candidate for Republican nomination deploys eliminationist rhetoric in Veteran’s Day speech.

Abortion, an unrepresentative electorate, and candidate idiosyncracy ruled the off-off-year election.

Survey research is not without flaws. But we dismiss it at our peril.

Looking ahead to November 5, 2024

Pick a side. No nuance allowed.

The party’s 2012 nominee is an indicator of how fall it has fallen.

Could the fourth time be the charm?

America’s involvement in the Israeli and Ukrainian war efforts is more than advertised.

Outsiders seem to want the impossible.

Squirrel!

A competent leader versus a lunatic would seem an easy choice. Alas.

Bidenomics is dragging Biden’s approval.

The timing is not auspicious.

A high-stakes move.

Some people say there’s a reporter to blame.