Outside the Beltway

And I don’t mean not wearing a mask to Costco.

Unintended consequences of a necessary policy.

Exactly the opposite of what we need in a crisis.

He was the king of crossover hits long before Garth Brooks.

Richard Burr, Jim Inhofe, David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler should go to jail.

This is no way to run a railroad.

America’s mayor talks like a snake oil salesman/conman.

The obsession over a singular winner ultimately makes no sense.

The chief diplomat of the United States isn’t very diplomatic (nor informative).

There’s a very real possibility the legitimacy of the 2020 election will be contested.

A bold new plan for security in the Middle East.

With the House of Representatives just days away from impeaching President Trump, polling shows that public opinion on the issue has not changed much since October.

Public opinion on impeachment has taken a rapid turn that should alarm the Trump White House.

House Democrats are reportedly looking at an impeachment process narrowly focused on the President’s efforts to obtain a quid pro quo from the President of Ukraine.

For the first time, it’s conceivable that Republicans will turn against the President.

A wrongheaded solution for a legitimate problem.

We’re unlikely to see anyone like her again.

Another Rock and Roll Hall of Famer is gone.

As doubts about the health of the economy start to mount, President Trump’s job approval is starting to suffer.

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg underwent three weeks of cancer treatment earlier this summer. The second such treatment in a year, and the fourth in the last twenty years.

Trump’s trip to El Paso in one photo and two videos.

Justice Ginsburg has some kind words for her two newest co-workers, perhaps to the surprise of many of Ginsburg’s own supporters.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg isn’t very impressed by the proposals made by several liberal politicians lately to increase the size of the Supreme Court to counterbalance the conservative tilt created by the Gorsuch and Kavanaugh confirmations.

Another case where the cruelty is the point?

The President’s latest job approval numbers show little sign of movement in the wake of the release of the Mueller report

The Trump Administration’s policies toward Iran aren’t going to work, but that’s because they aren’t supposed to work.

The Supreme Court is likely to finish striking down restrictions on offensive trademarks.

California Governor Gavin Newsome may have put the issue front and center for 2020.

The law is not on the President’s side.

History’s first all-female spacewalk was thwarted by a lack of smaller suits.

The (Acting) Secretary of Defense has issued an unconstitutional order.

Before we draw broad conclusions of the reporting on the report, don’t we need to see the report?

And a link to a worthwhile read.

Gender bias is real. Most examples cited, though, aren’t.

Walter Jones, a former supporter of the Iraq War who became one of the most prominent anti-war voices in Congress, has passed away at the age of 76. He will be missed.

The former Attorney General is seriously pondering a presidential bid. Seriously.

Having two presidents sounds like a terrible sitcom idea. In reality, the situation is just plain terrible.

New polling seems to indicate that President Trump is losing support among an important part of his base.

As the shutdown goes on, the polls are getting worse for the President.

Historical numbers, but still a very male chamber.

As Washington heads into the final days of a budget shutdown, Republicans find themselves on the losing end of a public relations battle.

While often portrayed as left-leaning, the public broadcaster is ruthlessly capitalistic in its labor practices.

The continued problem cause by a lack of shared reality.

The future Supreme Court Justices had a lifelong relationship.

With one week to go before Election Day, Democrats seem well-positioned to gain control of the House while Republicans seem likely to hold on to the Senate.

At least for the moment, the fight over Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court appears to be helping Republicans rally their base for November. The question is whether it will last after the fight is over.

By popular demand . . .

As expected, President Trump announced a new round of tariffs against Chinese goods yesterday, and China quickly retaliated.

A new round of Congressional Ballot polls seems to put Democrats in a strong position for the ‘blue wave’ they’ve been hoping for all year.

Another day, another plea agreement in the Mueller investigation. This one could prove to be problematic for the President.