Outside the Beltway

Hillary Clinton edition.

The silly season has commenced a mite early.

A necessary but likely irrelevant gesture.

In case anyone was wondering (and the GOP’s prospects are good).

Apparently, getting her elected President is not a high enough priority in the Biden White House.

It’s not compelling.

Shockingly, they’re not remotely equivalent.

Two members of the presidential commission reach the conclusion that expansion is needed.

We’re three short years from the next election.

The erosion of representativeness continues.

A weird new narrative has emerged.

The matter of Executive Privilege and former Presidents is settled law.

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

It turns out “the economy” isn’t just one thing.

Three days late, $1.2 billion long.

Joe Biden has bet his presidency on a caucus that may simply be irreconcilable.

The President seems to have persuaded the progressives in his party to settle for half a loaf.

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

American exceptionalism at its worst. (Plus some history!).

The Politician’s Syllogism rears its ugly head.

Canada has more parties than the US, but still suffers representation problems due to FPTP elections.

Really, they owed (and still owe) us better behavior.

Thirteen Marines and dozens of Afghan civilians are dead in a much-anticipated attack.

As the pandemic’s effects continue to worsen in Florida, DeSantis continues to play the worst kind of politics.

The collapse is not his doing. But he’s accountable for the poor planning.

The postmortems are well underway.

His executive order blocks schools from having masking rules.

An interesting podcast conversation.

Democrats and Independents are losing their enthusiasm. But some perspective is needed.

But compared to what?

Another R/D cleavage?

What we know about those arrested for the 6 January insurrection.

A meaningless gesture that’s long overdue.

And linkages to broader US politics.

Should he be worried about the appearance of partisan gaming?

A typical case of American blind justice.

Vague reporting makes it hard to know whether the latest scandal is scandalous.

“If the conservative cause depends on the populist appeal of one personality, or on second-rate imitations, then we’re not going anywhere.”

My contribution to a continuing debate.

The GOP is actually pretty healthy at the moment, despite some public rhetoric to the contrary.

Republicans who admit Joe Biden won the election fair and square are being driven from the party.

Assessing Republican strategic positioning (and the incentives in our system).

On fiscal policy and historical comparisons.

His partner in crime wrote it all down.

The President used his first speech to Congress as an attempt to unite the country.

A laser focus on the pandemic and economic insecurity has him in good shape at the traditional check-in point.

Would a woman with his credentials be taken seriously?

Jimmy Carter’s Vice President and the 1984 Democratic nominee has died at 93.

An exceptional choice that breaks the recent tradition of politicos in the post.