Outside the Beltway

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.

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.