Outside the Beltway

Democrats are considerably less happy with their party than are Republicans.

Millions turned out in support of basic ideals.

Thoughts and photos from downtown Montgomery, AL.

The second round of No Kings rallies will take place today. Will they matter?

A pause in fighting, release of hostages, and then . . . ?

Hyperbole? Dishonesty? Distraction? Fantasy? Too much cable TV?

The decision “was not conceived in good faith.”

Data? How quaint.

On politics, guns, and people killing people

A shocking, but not surprising, event. I fear it’s a harbinger rather than an outlier.

Another day, another step closer towards military policing in the US.

Politicizing the military is legal, but dangerous.

The seemingly inevitable next step.

This phase seems to be over. [Or maybe not!]

The loss of many key leaders in short order is a serious problem.

A state Representative and his wife have also been shot and are in the hospital.

Force to create compliance should not be supported or excused. And yet…

The challenges and harms of meeting campaign promises.

A tidbit from Trump’s Fort Bragg speech.

He’s clearly using the standoff with the White House to elevate his national stature.

One poll, to be sure, but not one in Trump’s favor.

While critics warn of fascism, the public is thus far backing Trump’s immigration crackdown.

There’s always a tweet

Calling a governor names during a crisis.

Things are getting ugly in LA.

The administration’s war on higher ed has escalated.

The Trump administration treats personally disfavored American institutions the way past administrations treated foreign adversaries. His goal is political submission.

Nationwide protests yesterday show a growing outrage over Trump 2.0.

A glaring example of trying to terrorize those the administration doesn’t like.

Three members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff have been fired.

Another piece of an appalling cabinet is now in place.

You get what you vote for

South Korea demonstrates itself to be a more mature democracy than the United States.

The man tabbed to lead the Defense Department was deemed an “insider threat.”

The MAGA Congresswoman is Trump’s pick.

And more silence from our MAGA aligned commenters

Massive numbers are taking to the streets in protest.

Israeli forces recovered their bodies.

A Republican columnist is angry that Trump, not Harris, is being seen as the incumbent.

Some additional (and longwinded) perspective.

Or more charitably, forgets due to cognitive decline

One of the most notorious war criminals in American history is dead at 80.

It’s not been a great few days for J. D. Vance

Is all diversity created equal?

Fund-raising alone won’t save American democracy.