Outside the Beltway

E-I-E-I-O

And threatening states.

Thinking about the evolution (or is it devolution) of the GOP since the 1990s.

The mathematician best known for his satirical songs is gone at 97.

The Daily on how local NPR stations will suffer.

Spinelessness isn’t permanent.

The information bubble is real.

That’s a problem, given her job and all.

This week: classic Doctor Who

Letting wild claims drive the policy discourse.

Thoughts that didn’t fit in my last post

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

Fascist agitation begets violence.

It’s not been a great few days for J. D. Vance

A fresh choice provides room for movement.

There’s something for everyone in the post-debate surveys.

His party got destroyed in EU elections, so he’s doubling down.

After weeks of protest, a solid effort.

Americans are concerned about very different things.

Suddenly, old voters are aligning Democrat and young ones Republican.

There is no denying that he was consequential.

If we’re even bowling at all.

A joke(?) gone a-rye.

The leader of The Band is gone at 80.

Thoughts after reading Part 2 of the Reuter’s series, “Slavery’s Descendants”

Shockingly, the current President’s numbers are worse than his predecessor’s.

BuzzFeed, Disney, and others are making big cuts.

A significant cut to staff and programming to stay afloat.

A Hollywood star is gone at 82.

Some thoughts on polling and the news since 2016.

Reading habits continue to evolve, not necessarily for the better.

A man made famous for discovering Iraq’s WMD program was virtually nonexistent is gone at 82.

A great American author is gone at 89.

We’re mostly back to “normal” while yet another new strain is surging.

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

It’s okay to ask a war criminal for some political dirt on your opponent, right?

Some of his numbers are worse than even Donald Trump’s.

Too woke! Not woke enough!

The weirdest goddamn story you’re likely to read today.

Is he bogarting all the good documentaries?

Thinking about unsupported narratives and a little bit about data usage.

A country music legend is yet another victim of COVID.

“We are a cancer and there is no cure,”