Outside the Beltway

Thinking about the intellectual foundations of contemporary immigration policy.

The standoff is in its 35th day.

A million dollars a day.

It’s huuuuge.

SCOTUS appears ready to supercharge gerrymandering.

E-I-E-I-O

Are Red and Blue states even part of the same country anymore?

The prize: sick and dead US children

Eye of the storm, indeed.

A glaring example of trying to terrorize those the administration doesn’t like.

A year-long Continuing Resolution or bust?

Only a handful of Republican Senators have objected. Mildly.

Proud Boys and Oath Keepers insurrectionists are now free.

Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, and both Roosevelts pushed the envelope, too!

Letting wild claims drive the policy discourse.

Greenland, Canada, and Panama. Oh my.

Pornhub has banned itself in nineteen states to the delight of legislators.

The right call but a logistical nightmare.

It’s not known if they’re related.

The fight over the continuing resolution raises some questions.

Amending the Constitution with one simple trick.

A different take on our political realignment.

Subtle demographic changes may have created a tipping point.

The violence perpetrated by its namesake is well known. The violence that led to its creation, less so.

A pending mandate in Louisiana

Several glimmers of hope from the Ukraine funding bill.

A longstanding precedent may be in jeopardy.

A pandemic hangover may be clouding American politics.

The four-team Playoff will go out making a lot of folks mad.

The serial fabulist becomes an ignominious footnote.

And, not surprisingly, about parties.

Where religious zealotry can lead. (So, yes, a digression into American politics).

It’s quite the week for politicians with generic names nobody has ever heard of.

His critics are focused on the wrong problem.

Could the fourth time be the charm?

Emmer drops out.

The clown show still lacks a ringmaster.

Some thoughts on the Speaker contest.

McCarthy lost it. Turned in his gavel. You, guy, are number 1.

One of the worst movies in memory may be getting a sequel.

We won’t have Kevin to kick around anymore.

Call-out culture has become a circular firing squad.

The leader of The Band is gone at 80.

How far should the government be able to go?

You can’t fire me, I quit!

All states but one receive more in federal money than they pay out in taxes.

A surprising ruling on the Voting Rights Act.