Outside the Beltway

Federal workers are afraid and in the dark.

And remembering “jokes” about governing like a dictator.

America’s 39th President, and greatest ex-President, is gone at the ripe old age of 100.

The move paves the way for Kash Patel or another Trump appointee.

Another setback for Teheran.

The cruelty isn’t the point.

He has to be, right?

No, I am not kidding.

Not knowing the results of an election a week later is unacceptable.

Trump’s voter fraud allegations have melted away.

Not a Red Wave but a Red Shift?

How that awful man won again.

My turn.

Staffers are in mutiny after owners killed plans to endorse Kamala Harris for President.

They won’t tell you who’s going to be President. They’re still useful.

The 45th President and the press, part a million.

The Hit King is gone at 83.

The legendary singer, songwriter, and actor is gone at 88.

They have a preference but may not vote.

The persuadables and the irregulars.

The would-be gunman was captured before he could get off a shot.

Some Democrats are unhappy Harris is touting the endorsement of the Cheneys.

Thoughts that didn’t fit in my last post

These people are frustrating.

Racism this explicit needs to be directly confronted

The legendary star of stage and screen is gone at 93.

To what degree is right wing media shaping Trump’s view of Harris?

The election analyst is out on a limb with Trump.

Is it the press’s responsibility to turn nonsense into sense?

Whatever that means anymore.

Things may well get ugly regardless of the outcome of November’s election.

From Juiceboxer to arguably the most important media figure on the left.

The talk show pioneer is gone at 88.

Or maybe a gift certificate to some online poli sci courses?

Trumps undercuts current messaging & brings up past military service controversies

Democrats suddenly have multiple paths to victory.

What Trump and many supporters get wrong about Kamala Harris

Unpacking J. D. Vance’s bad PR instincts

Trump was in an emergency landing in 1990, just with another politician

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

One of the most notorious war criminals in American history is dead at 80.

What if 2024 was a “West Wing” episode?

The legendary comedian is gone at 94.

Cruelty with compound interest.

Even getting shot, he can’t pretend to be a unifying force for long.

Some interesting, if unworkable, ideas.

Impressive photojournalism.