Outside the Beltway

The legendary comedian is gone at 94.

He’s still a convicted felon in California, though.

The politics of chaos.

Some interesting (and potentially disturbing) polling trends.

Don’t blame the primary author of The Federalist for our current mess.

Is the creepy comic’s comeback complete?

Apparently, getting her elected President is not a high enough priority in the Biden White House.

Is the Worldwide Leader responsible oblivious to bigotry?

Does online performance logically devolve into rage and violence?

We need a better vocabulary for treating the spectrum between rude and horrific.

The longtime talking head is the latest poster boy for #MeToo. And mandatory retirement.

Unprecedented spending since leaving City Hall has put him in a unique position.

Politics makes strange bedfellows.

Despite denials and dismissals, it is clear that being an impeached President is getting under Trump’s skin.

Former President Obama called out so-called ‘woke’ culture in a talk late last week.

The norms of social discourse are rapidly changing in the #MeToo era.

Mark Halperin, the former MSNBC political analyst who was accused of misconduct during the height of the #MeToo Movement, is trying to make a comeback with a new book.

Susan Collins hasn’t officially announced her intentions for 2020 just yet, but she looks like she’s running for re-election. If she does, she appears to be facing some political headwinds.

Jeffrey Epstein, a billionaire investor previously charged with sex crimes involving minors, has been charged with sex trafficking involving minors.

Should the pundit class look more like America?

Another woman has accused President Trump of sexually assaulting her some 20 years ago.

Some 2020 Democratic hopefuls are turning to a surprising source for counsel.

America’s leading motivational speaker and self-help guru is coming under fire.

A year and a half into the #MeToo era, we’re still debating who gets to have a career.

After a flood of stories saying the former Vice President is unsuitable for the modern era, the inevitable pushback is happening.

The peril of not yet running for President include not yet having a campaign staff in place.

The early frontrunner for the Democratic nomination is drawing fire from multiple fronts. It may destroy his candidacy before it begins.

For the fourth time since the 2008 election cycle, Michael Bloomberg flirted with the idea of running for President. For the fourth time, he declined to do so.

In a replay of last week, Virginia’s top Democrats are calling on a state official to resign. This time, though, it’s Lt. Governor Justin Fairfax.

All three of the elected state officials in Virginia are under some kind of cloud, and nobody seems to know what’s going to happen next.

Is benefitting politically from romantic liaisons different than other relationships?

Can society forgive the men caught up in the #MeToo movement? Is it even our place to decide?

New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is the latest Democratic entrant into the 2020 race for President.

Bernie Sanders is facing questions about sexual harassment from women who worked on his 2016 campaign as he prepares a likely run for President in 2020.

A fifty-year-old song is getting new scrutiny in the wake of the #MeToo movement.

New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand says she has no intention of running for President in 2020.

Congressman Keith Ellison appears to be falling behind in the race to be Minnesota’s next Attorney General.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints wants to be referred to by its given name. Shouldn’t we respect that wish?

With four weeks to go until Election Day, Donald Trump and the Republicans are continuing to stoke the divisions laid bare by the Kavanaugh nomination.

Fifty years ago, a young college student who would become one of the most influential women in Washington was sexually assaulted by a Senator. She didn’t come forward with her story for more than fifty years, and the reasons why strike close to what we’ve been talking about for three weeks now.

The Kavanaugh fight is just another indicator of our national divide.

After roughly a week of staying silent, President Trump decided last night to openly mock Dr. Christine Blasey Ford.

After eight hours of testimony, the only impression a non-partisan mind could be left with from the testimony of Christine Blasey Ford and Brett Kavanaugh is that we need a full investigation of the charges against the Supreme Court nominee. Unfortunately, we’re not going to get that.

After forty years, a sexual predator finally gets at least some of what he deserves.

New allegations of sexual misconduct mark the start of a crucial week for the confirmation of Judge Brett Kavanaugh.

My last post on this subject for the weekend (I think).

Thinking about the political calculus.

The Bork hearings have come up in the context of the Kavanaugh confirmation, Some thoughts ensue.

Prominent supporters of the embattled Supreme Court nominee, including the President, are doing him no favors.