Outside the Beltway

Calling out a large chunk of the GOP.

A trip through comparative democratic reform.

A shutdown may be averted after all.

Vivek Ramaswamy’s national coming out party was, well, interesting.

This makes four.

Doubling down on state standards on slavery.

Today’s youth cohort might actually vote.

An unconvincing column from an old pro.

America survived a civil war and the turmoil of the 1960s. Can we rebound again?

The silliness of singling out tiny measures.

In truth, not close to enough.

The problem is not the indictment; it is the indicted.

Separating rhetoric from action.

We’re in uncharted waters.

There’s been a load of compromising.

Neither Republicans nor Democrats are happy. But one man is.

Another hat for the pile.

Can the fat man take down the elephant in the room?

Does a successful, moderate governor stand any chance in today’s GOP?

CNN gave the former Liar in Chief a huuuge platform.

“The question we are facing is whether in the years ahead we have more freedom or less freedom. More rights or fewer.”

A clear example from North Carolina.

An old soldier has faded away.

As memory of the Cold War fades, so does support for American primacy.

The popular former Republican governor of Maryland has correctly assessed his chances.

Whither American civil religion?

As tired as we may be of him, his nominating electorate appears ready for another round.

“The GOP” is not a singular unit.

Tips for how to check yourself before you wreck yourself.

Setting the tone.

Carville, MTG, and hierarchy in America.

The state of the union is . . . not good.

Some 2024ish stuff and other tidbits.

The primary calendar debate shows, yet again, that parties don’t fully control candidate selection.

The market for competent centrists.

The anti-Trump Republican could find re-election difficult.

Ezra Klein has some thought on the Republican Party.

Open access to party labels has consequences.

Some thoughts on polling and the news since 2016.

Mostly about the majority party.

After two days of futility, a deal is coming together to make futility permanent.

Just when you thought they couldn’t get more incompetent.

A moderate Republican almost diagnoses the problem.

In case you need some NYD reading.

“You can’t be against everything.”

Republicans are dying at a much higher rate than Democrats.

How an apparent serial fabulist got elected to Congress

A 4155-page, $1.65 trillion dollar budget deal has been reached.

The President will be the 2024 Democratic nominee. Get used to it.

He is so close.