Outside the Beltway

Disney is making some unwelcome moves.

International law enforcement agencies have made hundreds of arrests.

They’re fighting for fair treatment. They’ll likely lose.

A pending lawsuit seeks to settle those questions.

When the product changes after you bought it.

I somehow missed Google’s launch of a service that solves the biggest annoyance of streaming.

In case you need some NYD reading.

There are too many products chasing too few consumers.

You have to be suspicious of people who enjoy gangster movies a bit too much.

Police and the Punisher Skull

Mild spoilers ahead.

Donald Trump and friends speak to the NRA.

Despite their military trappings and propaganda, they’re seldom heroes.

The legendary comic book artist is gone at 80.

With masks off, political leaders are urging people to get out there and spend money.

The ‘Ghostbusters’ and ‘Animal House’ producer is gone at 75.

Musings about US politics and culture.

Out of a sense of fairness, I gave a listen.

The singer and actor, born Marvin Lee Aday, is gone at 74.

The beloved comedian and actor is gone at 65.

A pioneering Black actor is gone at 94.

But only the original books, not the Disney adaptations.

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

When life doesn’t imitate art.

The Rogue Warrior is gone at 81.

The rat race of becoming a physician and maintaining one’s license is more intense than popularly understood.

Insiders argue that the era of Peak TV has contributed to shoddy practices on set.

Eleven years after it was canceled, the police procedural is being brought back for a 21st season.

Oh, FFS.

Fear of Chinese spies led to a bizarre and illegal operation within the Commerce Department.

The tech giant is even more powerful than you think.

Great news—with a rather huge caveat.

Stoking a bizarre fantasy that will not die.

The author of “Lonesome Dove,” “Terms of Endearment,” and so many more great novels is gone at 84.

Our current forms of collective action on guns have failed us.

Its founders are laughing all the way to the bank.

How should we balance public health and fundamental rights?

A change to the language is being proposed as part of a sweeping immigration overhaul.

Thus far, Disney+ and HBO Max are additive rather than cannibalizing competing services.

A very low-spoilers review.

The days of one-stop media shopping are long gone.

Saruman’s rigid arrogance ultimately made him pathetic. Sound familiar?

The actor reflects on nearly three decades with Parkinson’s.

The actor best known for his roles as Jackie Robinson and Black Panther has been lost to cancer.

Some recommended reading.

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

A great character actor is gone.

A world in which we’re all contractors is a dystopian utopia.

The weirdness of Internet outrage culture.

A legendary comic is gone.