Outside the Beltway

The safety gap between affluent, white and poor, minority communities has grown over the last three decades.

The television star increasingly known for her longevity has passed days shy of her 100th birthday.

The flurry of news around the new variant is dizzying.

The next boot has dropped.

Rural-urban is now a bigger divide than North-South.

COVID vaccine hesitancy is just the tip of the iceberg.

The trends over the last half century are really something.

The long shift of population from the Rust Belt to the Sun Belt continues—with the unusual exception of California.

More voice, more votes, more representation.

Don’t believe everything you see on TV.

They were “disrespectful to the rule of law.”

Jimmy Carter’s Vice President and the 1984 Democratic nominee has died at 93.

The latest variant of the “No Justice, No Peace” threat is unhelpful.

A new poll from Texas give us a chance to think about parties and nominations in the US.

A criminal trial is a poor venue for solving society’s problems.

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

Many states are moving to a first come, first served basis for COVID shots.

A large, well-trained police force was unprepared for a foreseeable crisis.

The Party of Lincoln went over the cliff like lemmings in support. It’s tough to see how they recover.

Almost 50 losses in four weeks,. Impressive.

The numbers behind recounts.

The President’s claims have no merit.

Fear of a reprise of 2016 is still with us.

The state polling is not lining up along usual patterns.

Reminders from a perusal of the news.

One man’s fecklessness has gotten untold people sick.

They are standing by as ordered.

Forecasters give Democrats better than even odds of a majority.

Injecting data into the conversation.

More good news for Biden.

A game wherein one team has to score more points to win than does the other.

Preying on the fears of old white people is good business.

The President has hit rock bottom.

The President does not like his poll numbers.

States can punish Electors who substitute their judgment for those of the voters.

Joementum.

The Senator from Minnesota is no longer a candidate for Vice President.

Always look for evidence.

Balancing social justice and criminal justice in a politically charged environment.

Outside agitators, including white supremacist groups, are shaping public perception of the George Floyd protests.

Former prosecutors are suddenly “out.”

The President has reportedly invoked the Insurrection Act.

The wheels of justice ran more swiftly than usual.

The President is sending a terrible message.

The President is issuing dangerous statements.

Nate Silver now gives Biden an 87% chance of winning the nomination outright.

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