Outside the Beltway

Our immigration policy is out of sync with our economy.

And yes, Trump fits the definitions all too well.

Bizarre conspiracy theories shared by powerful people are immune to fact checking.

Democrats and Republicans alike are less supportive than they were four years ago.

And the grotesqueness of the Trumpian response.

The legendary singer, songwriter, and actor is gone at 88.

The US Presidential election pits “two evils” who are “against life.”

His former National Security Advisor is not impressed.

And some reminders from where the violent rhetoric emanates.

He’s doing better in all the swing states but one than in 2020.

The world’s largest democracy just became more democratic.

It’s a problematic concept.

A desperate measure for a desperate problem.

Voters in Mexico, India, and South Africa are making their voices heard.

If only we knew why Mississippi chose to join the Confederacy…

Some interesting tidbits.

A long tradition continues unabated.

The state of the union is apparently fiery.

One term was enough.

The problem that won’t go away.

A special counsel has declined to prosecute the President but his rationale was painful.

Cost cutting and the decline of venerable brands.

A literal Mexican stand-off.

The inevitable threats to remove Biden from the ballot emerge.

A misleading survey result.

Another state has declared him an insurrectionist.

Billions for a wall plus a likely showdown with the feds.

Those seeking to escape the global south are facing resistance from DC to London to Paris.

The NYT goes too far but not far enough.

The laws of armed conflict aren’t designed for this war.

A bizarre miscarriage of justice.

An idea, not a continent.

The longtime politician and statesman is gone at 75.

The Electoral College is holding a nation of millions back.

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

Because screw the other students.

Car manufacturers are slowly removing an old format.

The nation’s highest court has gone all woke.

CNN gave the former Liar in Chief a huuuge platform.

At what point does negligence become a crime?

The soccer legend has passed at 82.

It’s the spirit of the season.

Sports fans enjoy watching sports. How much does politics impact that?

The “America First” slate of candidates lost all but one contest.

The Needle is Broken

They’re not sending their best people.

A deep dive into why our politics are so broken.

He’s using a tool he denounced as cruel to deal with a humanitarian crisis.