Outside the Beltway

A perennial fantasy has a new standard bearer.

Wherein I finally reveal my answer (spoiler: it is hardly surprising). And, also, wherein despite the goal of brevity, I fail at that goal.

Vivek Ramaswamy’s national coming out party was, well, interesting.

The Establishment is desperate for an alternative that’s not coming.

If you thought the first term was bad, you ain’t seen nothing yet.

The one we’ve all been waiting for.

The former President has a 50 point lead. Is he unstoppable?

Must every topic be viewed through that lens?

They’re angry and yet having a good time.

The Supreme Court sided with an anti-gay website designer.

The parties do not control their labels.

Breaking a cardinal rule.

Young Americans are increasingly ruling out those of the other party.

Politicians and other thought leaders are playing with fire.

Some interesting (and potentially disturbing) polling trends.

There’s been a load of compromising.

Neither Republicans nor Democrats are happy. But one man is.

Are they bored? Delusional?

Virginia’s governor is reportedly taking a shot at the 2024 Republican nomination.

Does a successful, moderate governor stand any chance in today’s GOP?

Did the Trump stunt backfire? Or just an anomaly?

BuzzFeed, Disney, and others are making big cuts.

“The question we are facing is whether in the years ahead we have more freedom or less freedom. More rights or fewer.”

Calls for violence have been widespread but are unlikely to be heeded.

Being against something just isn’t enough.

What’s that phrased about broken clocks?

As tired as we may be of him, his nominating electorate appears ready for another round.

A modest regulatory change may have a big impact.

My (apparently) annual reflections on “The content of their character” day

The Robespierres in the House of Representatives are driving American politics in a predictably horrible direction.

The anti-McCarthy holdouts have no end game.

After two days of futility, a deal is coming together to make futility permanent.

Just when you thought they couldn’t get more incompetent.

The griftiness of it all is not surprising, but remains astounding.

Electoral Count Act reforms are “hidden” in the bipartisan budget bill.

The President will be the 2024 Democratic nominee. Get used to it.

Is this how the cult ends?

Trump NFTs: just in time for Xmas.

Go ahead and pop a few.

Losing has a way of creating intraparty strife.

There was some quiet meddling going on.

With a win in Nevada, the party will retain at least 50 seats.

Adam Laxalt’s big lead is slowly erodiing.

Boosting weak candidates in the Republican primaries paid off.

In the weeds of civil-military relations.

31 of the 35 Senate races next month are noncompetititve.

Republicans have died at a far higher rate than Democrats.

Democratic backsliding appears to be spreading to another European country.

Wherein I take issue with a charactization made by Tom Nichols and discuss the politics of language.

A shameful stunt reminiscent of an even darker era.