Outside the Beltway

I don’t think that means what he thinks it means.

The late Chief Justice was right; his successors are wrong.

There are at most eight toss-up states for the 2024 Presidential election.

Did you even notice?

The years-long NYC investigation finally bears some fruit.

The man is a dangerous nut.

Washington has imposed a contract that workers rejected.

Traffic deaths are going down in most of the world. Not here.

Our English-speaking brethren have much less tolerance for massacres than we do.

New details are emerging about possible motivations.

Can moderate Republicans take back their party?

The lines aren’t everything, but they need more attention than they get.

Some of the early reactions to the inevitable announcement tell the tale.

The stand-up comic is gone at 76.

Thinking about what was likely and what wasn’t.

A surprising factoid in a bad election for the party.

The New York Post and Wall Street Journal are blasting the losing loser.

A low bar has been cleared.

The 2020 loser has doubled down on losing.

The chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee lost his re-election.

The Needle is Broken

An interesting wrinkle in the 2024 race.

The Justice Department is looking to inoculate itself against charges of partisanship.

A deep dive into why our politics are so broken.

Local issues barely matter in Congressional races anymore.

We likely won’t know on Election Night.

A few stories to consider.

A member of the inaugural Rock and Roll Hall of Fame class and the most recent Country Music Hall of Fame class is gone at 87.

Another frivolous suit making a mockery of the American tort system.

Journalists openly root for a good story.

A brilliant national security leader is gone too soon.

A revealing comparison of Republican districts that deny and don’t deny the 2020 outcome.

They’re a bloc but also not.

The rules for voting in America vary widely.

A thought inspired by the PA Senate race.

A dramatic if likely symbolic move.

Publishers and consumers want very different business models.

A country music icon is gone at 90.

A complicated case out of NYU.

Hurricane Ian renews some perennial questions about recovering from natural disasters.

The veteran newsman is gone at 84.

Jim VandeHei and company have put out a new style guide.

The Russian leader may be looking over his shoulder after imposing a draft.

Apparently, more expensive versions of products are often better.

The ayatollahs face the biggest challenge to their authority in the history of the regime.

Makin’ his way the only way he knows how, that’s just a little bit more than the law will allow.

A lot of folks who study democracy have sent an open letter to Congress.

A shameful stunt reminiscent of an even darker era.

A sweet story gets a wee bit more complicated.

This is just playing crass political games with human beings.