Outside the Beltway

A disturbing loyalty test.

The politics of humiliation and gaslighting.

No, I am not kidding.

Putting down markers for future reference.

The actor known for “Good Times,” “Roots,” and “The West Wing” is gone at 84.

A superstar athlete’s treatment by police raises troubling questions.

Yet another service disruption over rights fees calls attention to the issue.

What Trump and many supporters get wrong about Kamala Harris

But they aren’t magical.

Some of these have been piling up for a while.

The NLRB has sided with Dartmouth players on unionization.

Also: the media landscape is currently evolving.

Three legendary football coaches are out in the span of a day.

The greatest coach in college football history is hanging it up.

The legendary football player and pitchman is gone at 80.

His message isn’t getting through. Is it the messenger?

A reminder that all choices are political to one degree or the other.

Don’t blame the primary author of The Federalist for our current mess.

Inane, effective, and part of a far broader ideological debate.

The Greatest of All Time is hanging up his cleats a year too late.

The biggest entertainment product in America is getting bigger.

Knowing what FNC is likely saying without watching FNC.

Democrats increase their Senate margin.

Because sometimes the comment box is just too small.

Describe the sound made when a sheep explodes.

The most popular television product is running out of room to expand.

One League went according to chalk. The other, very much not.

There are too many products chasing too few consumers.

He failed to fulfill his oath.

Top Four likely makes things worse.

Magically mobilizing nonvoters isn’t going to happen (but it sounds nice, I suppose).

The longtime NFL reporter is gone at 67.

DC’s NFL franchise finally has a new name.

The legendary football player and coach is gone at 77.

The Hall of Fame coach and legendary broadcaster is dead at 85.

A historic achievement for the first-year starter.

An epic but improbable win.

A breakdown of a remarkable career that’s not yet finished.

Is the Worldwide Leader responsible oblivious to bigotry?

A spectacular fall for a man who has been at the center of the football world for three decades.

Thoughts on how we think.

Misc. stories worth noting, but that I don’t have time to write about.

Making it difficult for refuseniks works better than prizes.

It goes into effect next season.

Some interesting stories or columns that I’ll never get around to writing full posts on.

Most NCAA restrictions violate anti-trust law.

The inevitable is now very much in progress.

The latest front on the war on truth.

A criminal trial is a poor venue for solving society’s problems.