Outside the Beltway

The Trumper consolidation of their control of the GOP continues.

There are too many products chasing too few consumers.

Running down the latest “known knowns” with just a bit of analysis

This is as close as we get to Garland saying “Eff around, find out!”

Tell us you don’t know anything about Federal Warrants without telling us you don’t know anything about Federal Warrants

A great American author is gone at 89.

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

A cruel and insidious ‘solution’ to the border problem.

The iconic basketball player, coach, and civil rights leader is gone at 88.

Some light fundraising whilst waiting for mum to die.

The man most famous for his turn on “Leave it to Beaver” has passed from liver cancer aged 77.

The Forward Party will almost certainly go nowhere.

A disease spreading mostly among gay men is now infecting small children.

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

Paywalls are not our problem.

Meeting with people who are essentially couplotters should be disqualifying.

Ruy Teixeira finds that Hispanics aren’t yet woke.

When belief is more important than facts

The US armed forces are looking for a few more good men and women.

As Democrats gain college-educated voters, they’re losing Hispanics and men.

Signs and portents?

With record-low poll numbers, the grass roots wants someone new on the ticket next time.

The 79-year-old will be 80 on his next birthday.

They’re stealing our secrets and working to undermine our elections.

Some Democrats are less than pleased.

A new initiative aims to right decades-old wrongs.

How long can the unsustainable be sustained?

A rather bizarre coda to yesterday’s big Supreme Court decision.

The 6-3 ruling broke down on predictable lines.

it likely won’t do much.

It’s not all about Trump.

Half a century have passed since a botched burglary changed history.

It was yuuuge! And nobody saw it!

The Washington Post has fired a reporter for her rants against colleagues.

The retired general and think tank president is in hot water.

Apparently, whoever has the most Twitter followers.

What does it all mean? It depends on who you ask.

Are we too regulated for our own good?

Four dollars and change at the pump.
The cost of livin’s high and goin’ up.

Alas, it’s unlikely to change the policies that enable them.

Who gets to claim Latino heritage?

Very little progress has been made towards racial justice.

A long-overdue milestone has been reached.

The combination of a horrendous rollout and a social media onslaught was disastrous.

Tragedy has played out so often that it has become a statistic.

Supply chain disruptions are contributing to crisis for 300 million people.

PETA has launched a weird protest against Starbucks.

The Biden Administration is constantly bragging about its actions against Russia. Is that wise?

There are many barriers to true freedom.