Outside the Beltway

“Moderate” is up, “Liberal” is down, and “Conservative” is static. What does it mean?

What we believe and what we say we believe are often not the same.

Approval is down (again).

A theory floated in Bush v Gore could radically change American elections.

Columnists write bad columns apologizing for bad columns.

Who should have the final say on the law of the land?

With the government throwing its hands up, it’s now up to the citizenry.

Yet another reminder of the pathologies of American institutions.

This will just reinforce minority rule in the US.

Could Alaska point the way to a solution?

Tweaking the message and getting out the vote don’t matter as much as strategists think.

Half a century have passed since a botched burglary changed history.

Are you going to believe this index or your own lyin’ eyes?

A recurring genre about presidents.

The NYT and CA41 and yet another example of telling the wrong story.

The combination of a horrendous rollout and a social media onslaught was disastrous.

The role of American political institutions.

The days of unanimous votes are long behind us.

Two notorious cases indicate a policy shift on federal prosecutions of cases already tried in lower courts.

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

The military threat is smaller, but the political one is bigger.

Right wing protestors are expected to attempt to create (more) gridlock in the capitol later today.

It seems that some Americans are relocating to be with people who share their social and cultural views.

A pretty good President has numbers comparable to his historically bad predecessor.

And Biden approval down.

Some pundits have high standards.

The safety gap between affluent, white and poor, minority communities has grown over the last three decades.

A roundup of reflection on a somber anniversary.

A majority of Americans are less than sure that Biden won the 2020 election.

The longtime Senate leader is gone at 82.

Is the stalwart of Senate bipartisanship interested in governing?

Pew’s new typology shows the diversity of both US political parties.

We’re likely to see more instances like the Capitol Riot and the Kyle Rittenhouse shootings.

Do young Democrats really hate Republicans more than vice-versa?

Oral arguments on the biggest abortion case in decades will be heard today.

Two NeverTrump Republicans have had enough.

A conversation in two parts.

The Vietnam War hero and one-term Georgia Senator has died at 79.

Senator Romney and the latest edition of the senatorial pro-filibuster op/ed.

Tip O’Neil’s famous saying hasn’t been true in a long, long time.

The tabs must flow.

A piece in The Atlantic inspires thoughts.

44% of Republicans strongly disapprove of President Biden’s performance while only 22% of Democrats strongly approve.

Doing nothing is still a choice, and the legitimacy crisis is here, like it or not.

The President’s approval has plummeted, largely because of factors outside his control.

An amusing incident highlights how far we’ve fallen.

His explanation makes no sense. At all.

The Politician’s Syllogism rears its ugly head.

Thoughts on how we think.