Outside the Beltway

The President seems to have persuaded the progressives in his party to settle for half a loaf.

This time: Senator Marco Rubio.

The Catch-22 of passing a massive spending bill in an undemocratic system.

The President has lost his patience with the unvaccinated.

An interesting but rather misleading report from a Biden Treasury official.

Is the debate over the cost of the “infrastructure” bill a distraction from its content?

Making it difficult for refuseniks works better than prizes.

Despite a rising groundswell of support, the obvious solution to our crisis has not been implemented.

It’s no better than Joe Manchin’s.

New polling provides useful insights into the problem.

Mostly about how not to do it.

Increases in social benefits can increase freedom.

President Biden’s pollster has made an amazing discovery.

No, Colorado’s voting regulations are not roughly the same as Georgia’s.

A Trump-era policy designed to screw over blue states may actually be a good one.

AOC v. MTG: one of these things is not like the other.

143 at the 11th hour.

The Pundit’s Fallacy meets opportunism.

To mix cultural references: less than meets the eye.

Our response to Covid-19 has been exceptional in all the wrong ways.

The pandemic is highlighting an international shame.

A progressive idea that could win conservative support.

Sanders supporters need to get on the bus.

He’s a long way from 1991 delegates but no one can beat him.

These decisions should be made by professionals.

It doesn’t look like the Progressive wing is uniting any time soon.

Women didn’t vote for her either. But that doesn’t mean sexism didn’t play a role in her loss.

CBS did a lousy job.

Most national pundits saw it differently than I did.

Do gay candidates have a special obligation to be leftists?

The math compelled it. But he outlasted several better-known candidates.

How is the mayor of a modest-sized Midwestern city doing as well as he has?

The Vermont Senator is a better politician than most give him credit for.

Two progressives enter. One progressive leaves.

Elizabeth Warren and Joe Biden both brought in impressive fundraising numbers for the final quarter of 2019.

“Medicare For All” is the centerpiece of Elizabeth Warren’s campaign for President, but she’s not talking about it as much as she used to.

Even as candidates like Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders continue to base their campaigns on it, Democrats appear to be growing skeptical of ‘Medicare For All.’

The fifth Democratic debate brought some candidate clashes, but hardly the no-holds-barred type of event you might expect for this late in the pre-primary process.

Former Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick has entered the race for the Democratic Presidential nomination

Elizabeth Warren’s fellow Democrats aren’t so thrilled with her ‘Medidare For All’ plan.

Senator Elizabeth Warren released a more detailed version of her ‘Medicare For All” plan late last week. It leaves much to be desired.

We shouldn’t need bad arguments to sell good policies.

Elizabeth Warren took most of the fire during last night’s fourth Democratic debate, which will likely go a long way toward winnowing down a crowded field.

Don’t worry folks, we’ll make it past that mark quite easily over the course of the new Fiscal Year.

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

Donald Trump is now committing his crimes in public.

Let’s not kid ourselves about what’s possible in the next election.

Despite having utterly mishandled both areas when they actually held power, Republicans think they can win back the House of Representatives by focusing on the budget deficit and health care reform.

Is social media making it harder for Democrats to nominate a winning candidate?

The top ten candidates in the race for the Democratic nomination clashed last night in a debate that made clear the different ideological directions that this race is pulling their party.