Outside the Beltway

When the abnormal ceases to be.

Of leopards and faces.

There is no such thing as “the perfect candidate.”

Trump’s foreign policy team is taking shape.

Not knowing the results of an election a week later is unacceptable.

Our long national nightmare is not over.

Is it the press’s responsibility to turn nonsense into sense?

On hacks and different treatment for Clinton and Trump.

The anti-DEI party is suddenly really concerned about identity

It’s not been a great few days for J. D. Vance

Is all diversity created equal?

Part the millionth.

Rubio reportedly wants the gig.

A collection I started but didn’t fully finish.

Sorry, Senator Rubio.

The Senate is voting one-by-one in the face of the Tuberville hold on top nominees.

The inmates are running the asylum.

A perennial fantasy has a new standard bearer.

Can the fat man take down the elephant in the room?

CNN gave the former Liar in Chief a huuuge platform.

The fight over changing the clock twice a year continues.

Alas, it probably doesn’t matter.

Adam Laxalt’s big lead is slowly erodiing.

The Needle is Broken

A new meme started by Republican leaders is mostly false.

She’s almost certainly going to lose her House seat. Can she get a promotion?

The President has very little power here but he’s using it.

Alas, it’s unlikely to change the policies that enable them.

A hundred Senators actually didn’t mean to change our clocks.

We may be on the verge half a century after our last experiment.

Whether dupes or active participants, the damage is real (and points us back to 2016).

The Russian leader is isolated and under tremendous pressure.

Once again, today marks a day where folks who would never have supported Dr. King decide they should praise him

This time: Senator Marco Rubio.

Most agree that it was good theater. But it’s not clear what they’ve proven.

An opportunity for unity and a restoration of normal order.

Policy wonks are seeing a refreshing return to the normal order. Some believe that’s a bad thing.

Explaining the continuing cowardice of GOP Senators.

In a sane world, Joe Biden’s election win would not have come as a surprise. Alas . . . .

They are standing by as ordered.

Whether the delusions of a madman or a deliberate scheme to poison the waters, there’s cause for concern.

Yet more flouting of the rule of law by the Trump administration.

A partial response in the context of a complex topic.

What would a reborn GOP look like and who would vote for it?

If the current polls are right, the race will be all but over in five days.

A binary choice will produce a worse outcome than necessary.

Kamala Harris didn’t fail because of her race, she failed because she was a bad candidate.

President Trump’s latest Syria move is coming under heavy criticism even from fellow Republicans.

Contrary to the hopes of some, getting rid of Trump isn’t going to purge the GOP of Trumpism.

Jeffrey Epstein’s death by suicide has led to many legitimate questions that should be investigated. It has also led to the rise of a number of baseless conspiracy theories.