Outside the Beltway

A great American author is gone at 89.

The former President and his supporters are crying “weaponization of the justice system.”

The iconic basketball player, coach, and civil rights leader is gone at 88.

Some light fundraising whilst waiting for mum to die.

The man most famous for his turn on “Leave it to Beaver” has passed from liver cancer aged 77.

The nature of American political reporting distorts our perception of reality.

Meeting with people who are essentially couplotters should be disqualifying.

Ruy Teixeira finds that Hispanics aren’t yet woke.

The US armed forces are looking for a few more good men and women.

As Democrats gain college-educated voters, they’re losing Hispanics and men.

Signs and portents?

With record-low poll numbers, the grass roots wants someone new on the ticket next time.

The 79-year-old will be 80 on his next birthday.

The 6-3 ruling broke down on predictable lines.

Half a century have passed since a botched burglary changed history.

It was yuuuge! And nobody saw it!

The Washington Post has fired a reporter for her rants against colleagues.

The retired general and think tank president is in hot water.

Apparently, whoever has the most Twitter followers.

The NYT and CA41 and yet another example of telling the wrong story.

Growth continues.

What does it all mean? It depends on who you ask.

The first round produced two very different candidates.

Who gets to claim Latino heritage?

Very little progress has been made towards racial justice.

A long-overdue milestone has been reached.

An ongoing series of observations.

Tragedy has played out so often that it has become a statistic.

The bubble may have burst.

The Biden Administration is constantly bragging about its actions against Russia. Is that wise?

The 45th President was a psychopath.

The face of Fox News is not the bow-tied buffoon from his “Crossfire” days.

Some 60% of us, including 75% of our children, have been infected.

What are the limits of representation?

The incumbent should win easily but turnout is low and the consequences dire.

Brussels has gotten ahead of Washington in regulating mostly American-based Internet companies.

The longest-serving Republican Senator has died at the age of 88.

Anyone familiar with Betteridge’s law of headlines knows where this is going.

Party leaders are treating an electoral defeat as inevitable.

A wackadoodle colonel is on his way out.

The Biden administration’s mandate has been lifted immediately.

There are too many variables to make generalized calculations.

Crises tend to be distracting.

Whether deliberate or another ‘gaffe,’ he’s likely right.

The real crime is what’s legal.

The first round is currently being held.

Ethics, schmethics.

The US conducted a preemptive strike against the GRU’s systems.

Is the creepy comic’s comeback complete?