Outside the Beltway

What’s more important, appearances or action?

Eight state have withdrawn from a system to prevent illegal voting because of ignorance and agitation.

They join DC and San Francisco.

Are they bored? Delusional?

Can the fat man take down the elephant in the room?

A weird twist to the online leak story.

The Baretta actor and acquitted murderer is dead at 89.

Newspapers across the country are dropping the popular strip over a racist rant.

Facial recognition technology and its uses.

This kind of “analysis” drives me nuts

The ship is abandoning the sinking rat.

Alas, it probably doesn’t matter.

A thought inspired by the PA Senate race.

Apparently, more expensive versions of products are often better.

A few stories to comment on that did not lead to full posts.

American parties are coordination problems with shared branding.

The former President and his supporters are crying “weaponization of the justice system.”

They’re going to wait until after the midterms to decide whether Iowa and New Hampshire stay at the front of the line.

The Forward Party will almost certainly go nowhere.

The nature of American political reporting distorts our perception of reality.

An already awful system on steroids.

The 6-3 ruling broke down on predictable lines.

More ugly revelations about the football hero turned politician.

Some GOP governors are taking a stance against Trump.

When doing the right thing is the wrong thing.

A potentially more representative map that still underscores deep flaws in our system.

Oklahoma’s near-total ban is part of a larger trend.

Because of course it was.

Neither the Democrats nor the Republicans truly represent most Americans. Fixing that is exceedingly unlikely.

Blue and red states alike are ending mask mandates and other restrictions.

Let’s not start celebrating just yet.

That didn’t take long.

A woman who declared “Civil War is coming” and “they have to kill me” has asked for and received leniency.

A pattern is emerging.

Will America re-elect an 82-year-old to the White House?

The erstwhile QAnon Shaman will spend another three-and-a-half years in jail.

The electoral calendar affects who the electorate is.

Too woke! Not woke enough!

Going back to 1977 (there’s a pattern).

Providing a little bit of electoral history.

It’s usually more effective to run for something rather than against someone.

Running against Trump didn’t work this year.

Joe Biden has bet his presidency on a caucus that may simply be irreconcilable.

Let’s look at the numbers and the clear effects of policy choices.

DC’s new area code is causing an identity crisis.

J.D. Vance’s cynical suggestion.

What we know thus far.

I know obscenity when I see it and this ain’t it.

COVID vaccine hesitancy is just the tip of the iceberg.