Outside the Beltway

PETA has launched a weird protest against Starbucks.

The legendary comic book artist is gone at 80.

Neither the Democrats nor the Republicans truly represent most Americans. Fixing that is exceedingly unlikely.

Some of our citizens are at greater risk under relaxed mask guidelines.

The 45th President is unlikely to face Federal prosecution but state and civil suits are not going his way.

Even liberal states like California and Massachusetts are moving on.

Are we really being blocked from getting back to normal? And if so, what is the real barrier?

The safety gap between affluent, white and poor, minority communities has grown over the last three decades.

A pioneering Black actor is gone at 94.

The serendipitous day off may soon be a thing of the past.

The television star increasingly known for her longevity has passed days shy of her 100th birthday.

A historic achievement for the first-year starter.

We’re likely to see more instances like the Capitol Riot and the Kyle Rittenhouse shootings.

The matter of Executive Privilege and former Presidents is settled law.

Mayor Pete is being mocked for telling obvious truths.

Officers are under enormous pressure–including from the Federal government–to write tickets.

There will be no religious exemptions. For now, at least.

The veteran character actor has died of cancer at 66.

DC’s new area code is causing an identity crisis.

Legislatures and school boards politicize what our kids are taught.

The country’s largest employer is soon going to be less tolerant of the unvaccinated.

It’s not perfect but it beats our usual approach to picking winners and losers.

Eric Adams appears to have won a confusing race that isn’t quite over.

The combination of incompetence and a new system have the mayoral race in turmoil.

One party is divided on how to govern and the other is united in not governing.

Separate investigations are merging, with a criminal component being added.

We’re at the lowest rate in generations.

Rudy may not be a very good lawyer…

Would a woman with his credentials be taken seriously?

An odd complaint from parents who voluntarily send their kids to religious schools.

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

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

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

Also some ironic positions on capitalism.

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

It’s easy to mismanage what we don’t have to see.

The 46th President’s foreign policy team is taking shape.

Rudy Giuliani and a hack tabloid are trying to revive the Burisma story.

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

A marked rise in shooting deaths is going largely unnoticed.

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

Outside agitators, including white supremacist groups, are shaping public perception of the George Floyd protests.

Are those who die in our wars more deserving than those who die in our stores?

All the deaths are fit to print.

A new study finds earlier lockdowns could have saved 54,000 lives by early May.

Two new studies bring more questions than answers.

A new study estimates how many lives were saved in 30 American cities.

“Will some people be affected badly? Yes.”

Trump made some odd suggestions on today’s Aló Presidente.

These figures indicate that we are experiencing a serious global health crisis that is, empirically, a deviation from the norm.