Outside the Beltway

The 6th Circuit is allowing a professor fired for misgendering a transwoman to sue his state university.

Competing analogies and externalities.

Many states are moving to a first come, first served basis for COVID shots.

Apparently, all those states legislating on transgender kids playing sports are doing it for no reason.

The Excelsior Pass is the nation’s first. Will it start a trend?

The beloved author of children’s books had died days short of her 105th birthday.

The author of “Lonesome Dove,” “Terms of Endearment,” and so many more great novels is gone at 84.

The downfall of Andrew Cuomo shines a light on toxic workplaces and governance styles.

An interesting proposal to improve tax collection.

We’re about to spend a whole lot more money.

The U.S. Senators and a U.S. Representative beg to differ.

Credulous reports notwithstanding, there’s more to the story.

There are legitimate ethical and liberty questions but they’re outweighed by the benefits.

Deal-making in Washington is next to impossible.

Also some ironic positions on capitalism.

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

HR1 is a national approach to expanding voter access. State legislatures are trying to both expand and restrict the vote as well.

The job losses and hit to the service sector is well documented. But trade has radically shifted, too.

The Lone Star State is celebrating its independence in a big way.

This feels like resignation territory.

The Supreme Court refused to block a lower court order.

The reflections on the departed right-wing talk host continue.

There’s more than enough opinion journalism.

The talk radio megastar has died, aged 70.

The disgraced loser remains as popular as ever with his base.

America’s Newspaper of Record needs to figure out what it wants to be.

Its founders are laughing all the way to the bank.

Details of a heated phone discussion with the top House Republican have emerged.

Could the Vice President end the filibuster herself?

The longtime public servant has died, aged 100.

An opportunity for unity and a restoration of normal order.

The veteran journalist was ousted after a staff backlash over the use of racial slurs.

House Democrats have done what their Republican colleagues refused to do.

We’re witnessing something not seen since 1989.

A legally correct but maddening ruling.

David Brooks is the leader in the clubhouse.

History has been made in more than one way.

Large chunks of a hackish report were lifted from previous works of Commission members.

Will there be in-fighting? Yes. A break-up? No.

The 45th President will go down in infamy, setting a record that’s unlikely to be broken.

Some key GOP figures are at least testing the waters.

The #3 Republican in the House will vote to impeach.

The New England Patriots coach lived up to the team nickname.

Does online performance logically devolve into rage and violence?

The live coverage of Wednesday’s assault on American democracy underplayed its seriousness.

As we assess Trump’s role in all of this, it is important to think through what he did (and did not) do.

Hashtag: You’re Fired.

The story played out just as we all thought it would.