Outside the Beltway

The American political system is broken but it’s not fair to blame that on its architects.

A marked rise in shooting deaths is going largely unnoticed.

Outside agitators, including white supremacist groups, are shaping public perception of the George Floyd protests.

A new study estimates how many lives were saved in 30 American cities.

Gatherings involve risk at the moment.

There’s very little upside.

The basketball legend and his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, were among five fatalities.

The House Judiciary Committee has issued its report on the impeachment of President Trump.

The men who gathered in Philadelphia to write the Constitution were geniuses. But they couldn’t predict the future.

In a few short hours, the House Intelligence Committee begins the public phase of its impeachment inquiry.

Tuesday’s elections continued a trend in which Republicans have lost support among suburban voters, even in deeply red states. Guess who’s responsible for that.

The Washington Nationals won their first World Series in franchise history, and the first for Washington, D.C. since Calvin Coolidge was President.

The National Basketball Association’s kowtowing to China hits American shores.

She decries swanky fundraisers and big money donors while benefiting from both.

A Federal Court has ruled once again in favor of a transgender student in Virginia who was prevented from using the bathroom conforming to their gender identity.

How times have changed, and not for the better.

One of America’s fist celebrity CEO’s has passed away at the age of 94.

Congress is considering a bill that would establish a commission to examine the issue of reparations for slavery.;

A new poll finds increasing support for transgender rights, even among Republicans.

Texas has become the latest state to eliminate red-light cameras amid increasing evidence that they are largely counterproductive.

A new poll shows that a majority of Americans support equal rights for transgender Americans, with only Republicans disagreeing with that position.

Last night, President Trump announced a new round of tariffs against Mexico for reasons that have nothing to do with trade itself.

The Supreme Court let a ruling against students opposed to a school district policy allowing transgender students to use the bathroom corresponding to their gender identity stand.

No, abolishing the EC would not turn farmers into serfs.

The city by the Bay is rapidly transforming. Should we lament that?

One of the most well-known architects of the modern era has passed away.

The problem is with our politics, not our institutions.

Democratic House members are finding that their constituents aren’t quite as eager for impeachment as some party activists are.

Former Vice-President Joe Biden had a very successful first day when it comes to campaign fundraising.

He’s tan. He’s rested. He’s ready. But is the Democratic Party going to buy what Joe Biden is selling?

Reports yesterday had former Vice-President Biden entering the Presidential field as early as tomorrow. Those plans appear to be delayed. but an an announcement still appears to be coming.

Trump and company have a cartoonish view of immigration policy.

Tragedy piled on top of tragedy.

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

Critics on both the Left and the Right rightly see an injustice here but the US Supreme Court allowed it to happen.

The economy took quite a hit from the President’s pointless shutdown over a border wall that will never be built.

The Speaker was dealt a winning hand and played it with the skill of a seasoned pro. But the outcome was all but inevitable.

The best Relief Pitcher in Major League history has been unanimously inducted into the Baseball Hall Of Fame.

Don’t expect the Congress (i.e., the Senate) to pull us out of this shutdown mess.

As expected, Bill Cosby’s lawyers have filed an appeal of his conviction earlier this year on sexual assault charges.

This time, the rumors about John Kelly leaving appear to be true.

With the election over, New York’s junior Senator seems to have changed her mind about running for President.

National Republicans are worried that the President’s concentration on hot-button issues could end up backfiring. They should be.

While the numbers seem to show that scandal-plagued Senator Bob Menendez will win re-election on Tuesday, national Democrats aren’t taking any chances.

More explosive devices sent to prominent Trump critics, including Robert DeNiro and Joe Biden, have been located.

The Catholic Church’s problems may have just gotten a lot more serious.

The Trump Administration’s war on so-called “Sanctuary Cities” suffers yet another defeat in Court.

President Trump got his revised version of NAFTA, but Canadians are less positive about the United States than they have been in at least twenty years.

Six siblings of Arizona Congressman Paul Gosar are starring in political ads against him. This is just another unfortunate example of the extent to which our political culture has been ruined by hyperpartisan polarization.

A top Vatican official is alleging that Pope Francis and Pope Benedict XVI were both aware of previously unknown allegations of sexual abuse and chose to allow them to be covered up rather than bringing them to light.