Outside the Beltway

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The cruelty isn’t the point.

Florence and the Machine

Here’s the full video.

Contrary to widespread perception, white men can in fact dance.

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

Taliban Edition

Israeli forces recovered their bodies.

Our fee-for-service system is broken.

Beyond politics, there’s culture.

Joy of four returned safe is mixed with the reality of scores of dead Palestinians.

We’re about to test the limits of existing copyright law.

A technological miracle with obvious potential for abuse.

On the complexity of political funding.

On-campus classes have been suspended and Jewish students told to find safety.

A longstanding precedent may be in jeopardy.

A pandemic hangover may be clouding American politics.

Anticompetitive practices in one of the most competitive of markets.

Spoiler alert, it’s about Prince’s attempt to Usher in a different approach to the press conference.

The country music singer was 62.

The Piano Man is back with a new song.

Are we leaving too many people behind?

The DeSantis crackdown on academic freedom is having its desired effect.

The killing goes on.

The game is the game.

A satisfying but unlikely explanation.

An idea, not a continent.

The Gulf and Western singer, songwriter, and mogul has died at 76.

The current business model is collapsing. It’s about time.

The leader of The Band is gone at 80.

Russian war crimes have made a diplomatic settlement next to impossible.

The Irish singer-activist is gone at 56.

A deep tradition rightly under scrutiny.

Those who refuse to learn about the past often perpetuate its mistakes.

Another call for letting kids be kids.

As much as we complain about them, they’ve become indispensable for most of us.

It’s becoming just another day off work!

Either it’s a public forum or it’s not.

Disney is making some unwelcome moves.

Car manufacturers are slowly removing an old format.

Americans are losing confidence in the bargain.

A pending lawsuit seeks to settle those questions.

When the product changes after you bought it.

Disney has replaced a controversial song at its theme parks.

President Biden’s dangerous gambit seems to have succeeded.