Outside the Beltway

They were looking for a show to steal. They were fine with contracts that bind. And they were willing to make a deal

The Feds raid an apartment building in Chicago.

And threatening states.

This is the United States today.

Preaching to the choir only works if the choir is in the audience.

The incentives for creating quality content are diminishing by the day.

American Angst 101

Machines have been eliminating blue collar jobs for decades. Now they’re coming for white collar jobs.

This week: early Marvel comics.

This week: a general discussion of fantasy novels.

Monday is Ancient Geeks day!

It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s the latest ep!

A pop culture diversion.

Unreality and sexual anxiety on display.

They are not like you and me.

They won’t tell you who’s going to be President. They’re still useful.

Finding 12 impartial people in a high-profile trial is challenging.

Shockingly, most people aren’t economists.

The book spawned a cottage industry. But did it change the study of economics?

Cults of personality are not the same as cults.

The longtime NPR host is gone at 76.

The current business model is collapsing. It’s about time.

It’s Nixon’s fault?

As much as we complain about them, they’ve become indispensable for most of us.

Car manufacturers are slowly removing an old format.

A weird twist to the online leak story.

A significant cut to staff and programming to stay afloat.

Some thoughts on polling and the news since 2016.

Paywalls are not our problem.

Ezra Klein discusses the dynamics of American conservatism in historical perspective. Plus, he helps illustrate a key problem that we have in thinking about American politics (IMHO).

Musings about US politics and culture.

Out of a sense of fairness, I gave a listen.

An irresponsible Trump-era practice continues.

SLT guests on Peaceful Political Revolution in America to talk American democracy.

Arend Lijphart on the “Peaceful Political Revolution in America” podcast.

Working conditions rather than labor supply seems to be the issue.

Providing a little bit of electoral history.

Continuing and expanding on thoughts from the previous post.

A review and an invitation to discuss.

An interesting podcast conversation.

Discussing the filibuster.

A podcast recommendation.

An artist engages with her critic.

SLT talking Colombia.