Outside the Beltway

Five months too late, we’re back to the Biden-McCarthy deal.

Its like déjà vu all over again.

When being despicable is normal, is it still news?

Two data points are not a trend.

The roots of MAGA run deep, through places like my old home.

A purge of the professional staff for, well, reasons.

The mess in California hides a more pressing issue.

There is no denying that he was consequential.

The longest serving Republican Leader is passing the torch.

Data from the early primaries

The politics of chaos.

Yes, every special election is a very special snowflake, but trends do emerge

Just when you thought America couldn’t get any greater.

Will wonders never cease?

The Washington Post proves that, no matter how hard you try, you can’t cover some stories neutrally.

Apparently, Making Germany Great Again is controversial.

No big surprises from the dumbest recurring contest in American politics.

Republicans want him but do they really, really want him?

Another state has declared him an insurrectionist.

A few predictions that are going to disappoint just about everyone.

John Fetterman says he’s not a progressive.

A never-ending saga of politicians choosing their voters.

Vermin Supreme and Paperboy Love Prince have as good a chance as Vivek Ramaswamy.

The anti-Trump forces are rallying around the former South Carolina governor and UN ambassador.

The serial fabulist becomes an ignominious footnote.

The most important and controversial American diplomat of the postwar era is gone at 100.

Take this job and shove it. I ain’t workin’ here no more.

The trend toward hard-right parties continues.

The President has tepid support in the 18-29 demographic.

I know it when I see it.

More on an ongoing saga.

Abortion, an unrepresentative electorate, and candidate idiosyncracy ruled the off-off-year election.

Pick a side. No nuance allowed.

The fourth place candidate for second place in the Republican primaries has taken his ball and gone home to Mother.

His critics are focused on the wrong problem.

The party’s 2012 nominee is an indicator of how fall it has fallen.

The ongoing Republican debacle and what it says about representative democracy in the US.

Squirrel!

The rare case where a clickbait headline is actually appropriate.

A competent leader versus a lunatic would seem an easy choice. Alas.

A policy-leaning wing and a political-leaning wing make for an unworkable coalition.

Jim Jordan is trying to bully his way into office. It almost certainly won’t work.

Some thoughts on the Speaker contest.

The latest reminder.

Another illustration of the weakness of the American party system.

The mainstream media isn’t and shouldn’t become a counterpart to the right-wing infotainment complex.

A political trial for political crimes always yields a political result.

The trend shows no sign of abating.