Outside the Beltway

The UK’s longest-reigning monarch has passed, aged 96.

The intersection of politics, morality, and meaning.

Some light fundraising whilst waiting for mum to die.

Are retired officers on defense boards presumed liars?

Another morale booster for the good guys.

A trailblazing diplomat has died at 84.

Actions deemed unthinkable days earlier are suddenly mandatory.

The ferocity of the global reaction to Putin’s invasion is stunning.

Putin’s forces are in Kyiv.

The singer and actor, born Marvin Lee Aday, is gone at 74.

The safety gap between affluent, white and poor, minority communities has grown over the last three decades.

A pioneering Black actor is gone at 94.

The flurry of news around the new variant is dizzying.

A long peek at history in the making.

A depressing magazine piece argues it is.

A massive investment falls just short. This time.

ZZ Top’s longtime bass player is gone.

Part of a disturbing trend.

A major first step to solving a longstanding global issue.

More than 73 percent of Britons will be vaccinated or previously-infected by Monday.

An all-time boxing legend is gone.

It will be symbolic, but the symbol will be an anti-democratic one.

The iconic actor best known as the original movie James Bond is dead at 90.

It’s much easier to fund bad information than good.

A solid piece of satire.