Outside the Beltway

Reflections on the events of 6 January two months later.

The man most famous for getting screwed out of a Supreme Court seat has a more interesting backstory.

The aftermath of the January 6 Capitol riots runs into the First Amendment,

A one-time denizen of Blogger’s Row at CPAC has come a long way.

Trump is careless with his words and extremists respond.

As we assess Trump’s role in all of this, it is important to think through what he did (and did not) do.

The President of the United States is an existential threat to the Republic.

Peaceful protests were once again followed by nighttime clashes.

The inevitable happened, as extremist organizations descended on DC.

They are standing by as ordered.

More of what we saw last night would be bad for the country.

A national nightmare that may not have changed many minds.

The crowd for DC’s fireworks celebration was small but weird.

Two-thirds want social media platforms to ban harassment and racist, sexist, and other offensive speech.