Outside the Beltway

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…

The United States has less press freedom than 54 countries. Or does it?

Grouping House Members by their voting patterns.

A minor gaffe is overshadowing a more complicated story.

It’s been around for a very long time.

Are we betraying the Founders?

MAGA Republicans have owned themselves whilst trying to own the libs.

The courts would likely allow restricting a Chinese data mining operation popular with American teenagers.

A set of bills would fund Ukraine, Israel, and other bipartisan priorities while ticking of the MAGA crowd.

It must be another day that ends in a “Y”

Partisanship and representation in conflict.

Virginia’s governor is finding running a state harder than running a venture capitalist firm.

He’s suddenly a billionaire after all.

A pandemic hangover may be clouding American politics.

Five months too late, we’re back to the Biden-McCarthy deal.

It’s great for the well-off but increasingly problematic for the larger economy.