Outside the Beltway

You know you got it when you’re going insane.

An interesting but uneven debate.

A really weird proposal to solve a problem that probably doesn’t exist.

The quasi-monopoly power of the world’s largest bookstore is problematic. Maybe.

President Biden masterfully used the pageantry of the day to shatter the self-asserted Trumpian monopoly on patriotism.

The aftermath of the January 6 Capitol riots runs into the First Amendment,

Amazon is using its dominant position to shut down a right-wing social platform.

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

In hindsight, there were more than a few clues.

It’s easy to mismanage what we don’t have to see.

An exploding RV did substantial property damage but caused only minor injuries to bystanders.

Too little, too late.

A country music legend is yet another victim of COVID.

Music legend John Lennon’s life was cut tragically short four decades ago.

The Americana star and son of Steve Earle is gone too soon.

Telecommuting has taken a bite out of an industry built on commuting.

The weirdness of Internet outrage culture.

The Country Music Hall of Famer is gone.

The President gave a delusional rant to a half-empty stadium thanks to some crazy kids.

1619, Episode Three

A great songwriter is gone at 73.

The 1990s country star is dead at 61.

American’s online sales leader is straining under the social distancing regime.

He was the king of crossover hits long before Garth Brooks.

Conferences, sporting events, and even school has been canceled to avoid spreading the pandemic.

Because America.

It’s still the best Thanksgiving television episode ever.

We won’t have Sean Spicer to ikick around anymore.

No one told you when to run, you missed the starting gun.

With just over two weeks to go until the deadline, the status of Brexit is entirely unclear.

Another Rock and Roll Hall of Famer is gone.

Sarah Huckabee Sanders has signed on with Fox News Channel to continue her career of lying on behalf of the President.

David Koch, one-half of the Koch Brothers and the head of a wide-ranging business empire who also went on to have a huge impact on politics and cultural philanthropy, has died at the age of 79.

Sean Spicer will appear on the upcoming season of Dancing With The Stars

Republicans have come up with a new target to blame mass shootings on, “violent video games.”

Anchoring of CBS Evening News is not what it used to be.

The next Prime Minster of the United Kingdom will be chosen by a very small segment of both the population and the Conservative Party. Does that make sense?

In the spirit of the holiday, it’s time to eat to excess, drink adult beverages, and blow stuff up..

The Supreme Court has struck down a provision of the Lanham Act barring approval of “immoral” or “scandalous” trademarks as unconstitutional.

President Trump says he wants to see men back on the Moon by 2024, but NASA thinks it’s going to take longer than that.

Do you want to get money out of politics? You need to get politics out of money.

The city by the Bay is rapidly transforming. Should we lament that?

Thanks to Donald Trump and the GOP, there’s plenty of material out there for Saturday Night Live.

One of the most well-known architects of the modern era has passed away.

Japan will be getting a new Emperor on May 1st. That means a new calendar and a whole lot of headaches.

Trying a different take on an old concept.

In 2016, a crowded Republican field yielded an unlikely nominee. Could history repeat itself in 2020?

A Federal Judge in Washington, D.C. has upheld the Administration’s ban on bump stocks.