Outside the Beltway

A case where the truth doesn’t seem to matter.

Whether the delusions of a madman or a deliberate scheme to poison the waters, there’s cause for concern.

Injecting data into the conversation.

Statements by an HHS official underscore the rot of this administration.

The Electoral College is once again having the opposite effect of what its defenders claim.

It will, however, be appealed to SCOTUS.

Are those with kids getting over?

As Election Day draws closer, the President is doubling down on stoking racial resentment.

Is shunning those without college degrees the last acceptable prejudice?

My latest for Defense One.

The one-time wunderkind, blogging pioneer, and same-sex marriage champion is now on the outs.

Anonymous bullshit from the New York Post.

The NBA playoffs have been hit with a work stoppage.

The best people.

The official campaign to oust Donald Trump is off to a good start.

This is not even close to the worst it’s ever been.

More evidence that we are under-counting deaths due to Covid-19.

What would a reborn GOP look like and who would vote for it?

Preying on the fears of old white people is good business.

The Russians are at it again, with the cooperation of the Trump administration and its enablers.

The National Security Advisor to Presidents Ford and GHW Bush has died.

The President has hit rock bottom.

Yet another incumbent has lost his primary contest.

It’s much easier to fund bad information than good.

A great character actor is gone.

The rules are different if you’re famous.

The AG is Trump’s lawyer, not ours.

The President may be right on voting by mail.

We were much slower and have higher non-conformity than countries that have it under control.

The ‘outside agitators’ trope strikes again.

Shame on him for defending authoritarian actions.

Federal agents deployed nonlethal force against peaceful demonstrators.

Portland may be a preview of what’s to come.

How about crowd sourcing a timeline for all of Trump’s enablers?

Comparisons with 2016 all work against Trump’s re-election.

The weirdness of Internet outrage culture.

A shocking and yet completely unsurprising development.

A mixed ruling: New York wins, Congress loses–but no release before the election.

A researcher has documented 66 separate incidents since May 27.

The venerable apparel company is having a hard go of it.

Free speech is not for everyone.

Sometimes, a cigar is just a cigar.

The Country Music Hall of Famer is gone.

The Natanz fuel enrichment site has been seriously damaged.

A marked rise in shooting deaths is going largely unnoticed.

The emotional and economic impact of the pandemic is hitting women especially hard.

The writing is on the wall for simple-majority voting in the Senate.

A legendary comic is gone.

A seemingly obvious result that isn’t.