Outside the Beltway

The 88-year-old Bishop of Rome has died.

…and I write a bit more than that.

Deciphering the meaning of a vague slogan.

The postwar era may have ended yesterday.

This could be a issue for common ground… if both sides are prepared to give a little

Chief Justice Roberts and Associate Justice Barrett sided with the Court’s liberals.

America’s 39th President, and greatest ex-President, is gone at the ripe old age of 100.

There’s a glaring gap in my information consumption.

One thread that runs through most explanations for Tuesday’s result.

Was Marbury v. Madison a mistake?

Where the science and art of polling intersect.

Some Democrats are unhappy Harris is touting the endorsement of the Cheneys.

Trump’s Anti-Black, Anti-Haitian Propaganda Is Harming Real People

Thoughts that didn’t fit in my last post

Alan Dershowitz is trying to make up his mind.

Who did Nazi this coming?

From Juiceboxer to arguably the most important media figure on the left.

Or more charitably, forgets due to cognitive decline

Facts versus framing, with a little Mandela effect thrown in for good measure.

The President’s support is considerably stronger among Black Democrats.

A relatively strong performance doesn’t change the narrative.

Who are you going to believe, the WSJ or your lying eyes?

Too little, too late.

Cruel punishment is not unusual.

The Gaza conflict has ousted a member of “the Squad.”

A reasonable ruling clarifying a poorly-written prior opinion.

Progressive activists are preparing to “democracy-proof” the country.

Does Nicholas Kristof make his case?

What out of control prosecutors and judges actually look like and why more people should be treated like former President Trump

Gaming the appointment process.

His party got destroyed in EU elections, so he’s doubling down.

Democratic strategists are complaining that Biden is being too honest.

Public perception is not aligned with the top level data.

The NYT is going all-in painting it as “far more radical, vindictive and unchecked” than the first.

Are we betraying the Founders?

“The Rise of ‘Middle-Finger Politics’”

The 2000 Democratic Vice Presidential nominee turned maverick is gone at 82.

Of party, duty, age, and political roulette.

Punditry, complexity, and democracy.

It’s easy if you try.

If so, he’ll almost surely win bigly.

The politics of chaos.

The realignment of America’s political parties wasn’t quite what was hoped.

Ezra Klein makes a compelling case.

John Fetterman says he’s not a progressive.

The first woman to serve on the Supreme Court is gone at 93.

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