Outside the Beltway

You get what you vote for

America survived a civil war and the turmoil of the 1960s. Can we rebound again?

Does a successful, moderate governor stand any chance in today’s GOP?

“Classical liberals” really need to rediscover self examination

Here we go again . . . .

Very little progress has been made towards racial justice.

Did the President exceed his mandate? Does it matter?

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

It’s no better than Joe Manchin’s.

The Free State may have gotten just a little freer.

A thought experiment on what we have seen in Portland.

Free speech is not for everyone.

Decades of reform efforts have failed. Is it time for a radical solution?

The system makes it next to impossible to punish bad cops.

The President of the United States is on the precipice of fascism.

How to translate understandable frustration at injustice into tangible reform?

Former Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick has entered the race for the Democratic Presidential nomination

Former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger was convicted of ,murder in the death of Botham Jean, an innocent man who was murdered for the “crime” of being in his own apartment.

Donald Trump has apparently made the American public more supportive of players who kneel for the National Anthem.

Most Americans don’t support President Trump’s statements about the protests by N.F.L. players, but it’s just another example of him using hateful rhetoric to pander to his base.

A Nurse in Utah stood up for her patient’s rights, and was harassed by the police for her efforts.

President Trump’s attempts to interfere in the administration of justice go beyond the Russia investigation.

After a highly contentious nomination process, Jeff Sessions was confirmed last night as the new Attorney General of the United States.

Despite a video that clearly shows what appears to be cold-blooded murder, the trial of a South Carolina cop who shot an African-American man in the back while he ran away ended in a hung jury. Fortunately, this isn’t the end of the road.

Alabama’s Jeff Sessions will become the nation’s top law enforcement officer. That’s not a good thing.