Outside the Beltway

Opponent of vaccine mandates succumbs to Covid-19.

Is the stalwart of Senate bipartisanship interested in governing?

Counting is not necessarily as straightforward as it may seem.

It’s not compelling.

Two members of the presidential commission reach the conclusion that expansion is needed.

We’re likely to see more instances like the Capitol Riot and the Kyle Rittenhouse shootings.

Not every argument can be tested on a Pinocchio scale.

The Pentagon brass have defeated a supermajority coalition in Congress.

They’re searching for good times. But just wait and see.

What happens if the Supreme Court overturns Roe v Wade?

Every now and again, it’s not Mitch McConnell’s fault.

Politicians gonna politician, but still…

Senator Romney and the latest edition of the senatorial pro-filibuster op/ed.

Three days late, $1.2 billion long.

Too woke! Not woke enough!

A piece in The Atlantic inspires thoughts.

A sign of our times.

Joe Biden has bet his presidency on a caucus that may simply be irreconcilable.

The enigmatic Senator is a world-class attention seeker.

The first modern stand-up comedian has died at 94.

The President seems to have persuaded the progressives in his party to settle for half a loaf.

The Biden administration is not doing enough.

Doing nothing is still a choice, and the legitimacy crisis is here, like it or not.

American exceptionalism at its worst. (Plus some history!).

It does not create better deliberation.

Instead of complaining, she should use her leverage.

We’re an incredibly divided country but splitting it into two is impossible.

The Politician’s Syllogism rears its ugly head.

A recurring farce that does real damage.

The internecine fight over the budget is coming to a head.

This is no way to run a railroad.

Canada has more parties than the US, but still suffers representation problems due to FPTP elections.

The Catch-22 of passing a massive spending bill in an undemocratic system.

More machinations from the mischievous mining mouthpiece.

They shall not submit to blackmail!

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

Legislatures and school boards politicize what our kids are taught.

It’s not getting any better, folks.

He has nominated only 304 people out 1,200+ that require Senate confirmation.

The President announced a whopping 72 initiatives to rein in corporate power and lower prices.

A completely unsurprising 6-3 decision.

Things that make you go Hmmm.

College athletes are now free to cash in on their fame.

Ron DeSantis and friends are afraid of higher education.

It turns out a 51-50 Senate majority isn’t enough.

Most NCAA restrictions violate anti-trust law.

It’s no better than Joe Manchin’s.

A law seeking to help the state’s workers seems to be having the opposite effect.

Discussing the filibuster.

Kinda, sorta, maybe, but probably not really.