Outside the Beltway

A column is getting negative attention for all the wrong reasons

The AG is Trump’s lawyer, not ours.

The absurdity of this presidency illustrated yet again.

She would hardly be the first running mate who criticized the nominee in a debate.

Shame on him for defending authoritarian actions.

We can’t punish every politician with a mental problem, but some are clearly unfit for office.

A movement that has grown beyond recognition.

Even Republicans are wondering if President Trump is at his “Katrina moment.”

Leadership matters (as does culture).

I don’t see it.

It creates a veto gate that they are almost guaranteed to control when they need it.

The writing is on the wall for simple-majority voting in the Senate.

CNN has a lengthy, deeply reported piece on Trump’s phone calls to other heads of state.

An accomplished racist will no longer be honored by the university.

President Trump is behind 14 points in the latest NYT poll.

A television interview promoting his book further reveals what an awful man he is.

The President gave a delusional rant to a half-empty stadium thanks to some crazy kids.

The Senator from Minnesota is no longer a candidate for Vice President.

An amazing statement from Bolton’s book.

If the Democrats win back the White House in November, it’ll be no thanks to men.

As the President becomes less popular, there are signs he’s losing support from his co-partisans in Congress.

The Economist gives Joe Biden an 83% chance to win the Electoral College.

Not that one. The other one.

How to translate understandable frustration at injustice into tangible reform?

The conversation continues. (Warning: it is over 3000 words).

Presidents have appointed loyalists since time immemorial. Has this one gone too far?

Trump fires another Inspector General.

The status quo ante is not just waiting for us around the corner.

And a broader discussion of the ongoing Tara Reade story.

We need a better vocabulary for treating the spectrum between rude and horrific.

The erstwhile Tea Party Republican is making a run for President.

Some potentially good news for Biden,

Especially for Joe Biden.

Dan Drezner makes an interesting comparison.

The 58-year-old may have a post-presidency unmatched in history.

Ego trumps all?

Exactly the opposite of what we need in a crisis.

Trump’s approach from the beginning has been reality-denying. It makes it difficult to take anything the administration proposed seriously.

The President seems to be enjoying a mild rally effect.

In his own words

(Alternative title: Narcissist-in-Chief III)

This could be a very long series.

There are two theories, neither of them good.

As if the country needed more turmoil.

This is no way to run a railroad.

The billionaire has decided to stop tilting at windmills.

The 78-year-old is the Comeback Kid. And the only chance of preventing a Bernie Sanders nomination.

A discussion of what #NeverTrump means, on Sanders v. Trump, and some about the philosophy of voting.

Bloomberg waffles on China while Sanders has a soft spot for Castro.

Primaries are not all they are cracked up to be.

We are truly exceptional in how we choose the president.