Outside the Beltway

Mamdani visits the WH; MTG resigns.

Things will get radically worse if the shutdown doesn’t end soon.

Although it is still on life support.

And what it means for 2024 and beyond.

Don’t let pundits spin too many fantasies.

A tale from my neck of the woods.

The original KISS lead guitarist is gone at 74.

Authoritarianism is popular.

Thoughts on the election and on the electoral rules used.

The linguistic stylings and white supremacy of Tommy Tuberville.

Over-reading the NYC mayoral primary.

The pattern of attempted intimidation continues.

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

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

Nationwide protests yesterday show a growing outrage over Trump 2.0.

Elite American universities are surrending at an astonishing pace.

The R&B icon is gone at 88.

The abuse of power is obvious.

It’s not known if they’re related.

Not a Red Wave but a Red Shift?

It’s not just Red Lobster.

A chilling feature from the Wall Street Journal.

The first sitting New York City mayor to be so honored.

Where will it go?

A Supreme Court Justice says our laws and regulations are out of control.

Cruelty with compound interest.

“Dr. Ruth” is gone at 96.

The Gaza conflict has ousted a member of “the Squad.”

A whopping $50 million donation from a single nepo baby put him over the top.

Will the first President convicted of crimes be the first convicted felon re-elected as President?

Police have been brought at universities across the country.

Administrations are struggling to handle the biggest wave of student protests in generations.

Is it even possible to find 12 impartial citizens to judge a figure so infamous?

The 2000 Democratic Vice Presidential nominee turned maverick is gone at 82.

New CDC guidelines acknowledge the political realities.

White Christian nationalism and the fight for control of America.

His critics are focused on the wrong problem.

A pandemic-inspired perk seems to be going away.

A deep tradition rightly under scrutiny.

It really is rife with problems.

Another call for letting kids be kids.

All states but one receive more in federal money than they pay out in taxes.

Damned if they do and damned if they don’t. Sometimes both.

They join DC and San Francisco.

A columnist argues his failed launch was emblematic of a larger problem.

When prejudice overrides simple humanity.