Outside the Beltway

There’s a glaring gap in my information consumption.

Good news is seldom news.

Interesting stories I’m not going to write about at length.

After ‘the economy,’ the two diverge wildly on their top priorities.

Americans are tuning out. Especially those on the right.

John Fetterman says he’s not a progressive.

We shouldn’t be surprised that Americans have noticed their grocery bill.

Some people say there’s a reporter to blame.

Jonathan Turley’s defense of the impeachment inquiry is not impressive.

Call-out culture has become a circular firing squad.

Our long national nightmare is over.

The evidence is pretty thin.

How far should the government be able to go?

What the numbers tell us about remote work and productivity.

It’s just as possible to live on one income as it was in 1970. But not really.

Some interesting (and potentially disturbing) polling trends.

There’s been a load of compromising.

31 of the 35 Senate races next month are noncompetititve.

The fading tabloid still has significant influence.

One of the OG blog pundits has reached a big milestone.

Are you going to believe this index or your own lyin’ eyes?

The polls do not bode well for Democrats.

The plural of anecdote is not data.

Outrage over the outrage is outrageous.

Are Fauci, the CDC, and others getting a bum rap?

Politicians controlling lines control voters (instead of voters controlling politicians).

In the age of vaccines, should we stop worrying about the pandemic?

The appetite for content and clicks turns sensationalizes news that isn’t news.

The President’s approval has plummeted, largely because of factors outside his control.

Is the debate over the cost of the “infrastructure” bill a distraction from its content?

Conservatives have lost it one generation at a time.

Some people claim there’s a woman to blame.

The latest bogey man is likely not well understood.

Republicans are more partisan—and distrustful of government—than Democrats.

Should live-saving drugs be protected intellectual property?

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

The evidence is too clear to ignore at this point.

Is the stimulus bill it for this administration?

Most Americans have never even heard of it.

Our two-party system distorts the representativeness of our politics.

Can there be truth when there are consequences?

Some on Twitter (yes, I know) seem concerned, but is this even a good question?

Another poll in the wake of this month’s mass shootings shows increased support for several gun control measures. That doesn’t mean Congress will act, though.

In the wake of the back-to-back shootings in Texas and Ohio, a new poll shows increased support for some gun control measures. But we’ve been here before.

Everything you always wanted in a hearing. And less.

A great public intellectual, pioneering blogger, and all-around good man is gone.