Outside the Beltway

A minor scandal involving randos is everywhere.

The incentives for creating quality content are diminishing by the day.

The end of an era.

Because of course.

Look, up in the sky!

They may whine and bluster, but Trump always gets their votes.

America is always both what it claims to be and what it actually is. The Fourth of July, then, marks our aspirations—and also our shortcomings.

An attack on the First Amendment in plain sight.

Thoughts on the election and on the electoral rules used.

The linguistic stylings and white supremacy of Tommy Tuberville.

Say what Trump wants or he’ll threaten to sue!

Senate Republicans are balking at several measures, but fixing those would make passage in the House impossible.

Over-reading the NYC mayoral primary.

Maximalist claims are almost surely overstated.

Democrats are mostly condemning it and Republicans are divided.

The pattern of attempted intimidation continues.

She’s making no one happy.

The Beach Boy legend is gone at 82.

The information bubble is real.

Half the counties in America have moved more Republican in each of the last three elections.

He now faces a federal indictment.

It was inevitable.

Well, most of them.

Presidents have wide latitude in this area but many say 47 is exceeding his authority.

The country’s citizens are enduring power outages while Saudis are making deals for cutting-edge technology.

A lifetime ban now ends with death.

Don’t worry! Trade wars are good and are easy to win.

A series of orders impacting military education.

Arresting Newark Mayor Baraka is clearly a signal.

Spoiler: it is about the abuse of presidential power.

The scholar-statesman best known for coining “soft power” has died at 88.

For reasons.

Machines have been eliminating blue collar jobs for decades. Now they’re coming for white collar jobs.

Even Republicans are balking at some Trump policies.

The polls are showing a really weird dynamic.

Public misconceptions about federal waste invite tolerance for questionable workarounds to the constitutionally prescribed manner of determining appropriations.

The 88-year-old Bishop of Rome has died.

The Trump administration treats personally disfavored American institutions the way past administrations treated foreign adversaries. His goal is political submission.

Or they maybe happening at 10%… Who knows?! Clearly not the White House.

…and I write a bit more than that.

Nationwide protests yesterday show a growing outrage over Trump 2.0.

He filibustered nothing for a very long time.

A great actor is gone at 65.

Elite American universities are surrending at an astonishing pace.

Will the Netanyahu government double down on its weakening of Iran?

Yet another test of Executive power for the courts to resolve.