Outside the Beltway

There may be no exit.

A chilling admission from a leader in the President’s OWN party

He filibustered nothing for a very long time.

He was looking for an election to buy.

They don’t want to give Trump what he wants, so they’re giving him what he wants.

Democrats are damned if they do and damned if they don’t.

A year-long Continuing Resolution or bust?

Beware the Ides of March.

It certainly isn’t how the US Constitution functions.

A tragic but perhaps inevitable event.

The courts will decide whether we have a President or a King.

Is it even a traditional “Buy Out” and is it already in conflict with OPM statutes?

More immigration politics.

Agencies are quickly seeking to comply with the President’s order.

The Curtis Yarvin interview.

An observation or two.

Greenland, Canada, and Panama. Oh my.

Oligarchy and populism don’t mix.

The fight over the continuing resolution raises some questions.

The dark side of federalism.

Nancy Mace edition.

The wrong solution for a real problem.

In which I agree with Trump about the problem, but NOT the solution

Plus some discussion of identity politics.

Turning a campaign slogan into policy.

Was Marbury v. Madison a mistake?

Democrats and Republicans alike are less supportive than they were four years ago.

The two most annoying Senators in the Democratic caucus are at it again.

Is it the press’s responsibility to turn nonsense into sense?

Things may well get ugly regardless of the outcome of November’s election.

Too many! Too few!

Why the rent is too damn high.

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

The anti-DEI party is suddenly really concerned about identity

A Supreme Court Justice says our laws and regulations are out of control.

Trump’s second term would be much worse than his first.

Efforts to oust him from the race have picked up steam.

Some interesting, if unworkable, ideas.

Impeach the Justices! Pack the Court!

All of the legal remedies are impossible.

Too little, too late.

A reasonable ruling clarifying a poorly-written prior opinion.

Never underestimate the hypocrisy of politicians.

Political grandstanding over dubious claims of privilege.

A desperate measure for a desperate problem.

A pending mandate in Louisiana

Elements of democratic theory: minority edition.

Democrats are helping the Republican Speaker tame his nihilist wing.

MAGA has eaten the Tea Party.

Well, more than two…