Outside the Beltway

Hitler comparisons.

Breaking News

And the grotesqueness of the Trumpian response.

What we know a day later.

Where the science and art of polling intersect.

A modest proposal for Civil Service reform.

These people are frustrating.

Things continue to be tight, yet Harrisward.

Harris appears to be getting a post-convention bounce while Trump and Vance stay classy.

A bold strike that threatens to escalate a regional war.

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

We’re back to Square 1.

More endorsement and support for Harris.

I question the timing.

The far right won the first round. The far left won the second. It’s a mess.

The basics.

UK 2024 edition.

Too little, too late.

More to consider.

A whopping $50 million donation from a single nepo baby put him over the top.

A non-ruling by the Supreme Court is being touted as something else.

The moderates are gone.

Joy of four returned safe is mixed with the reality of scores of dead Palestinians.

Voters in Mexico, India, and South Africa are making their voices heard.

The Russian autocrat is emboldened.

Alas, on terms Ukraine can’t possibly accept.

He isn’t very popular.

After weeks of protest, a solid effort.

The release of a second set of figures has created a lot of hyperbole.

There is no obvious better state of the peace acceptable to both parties.

Trials of mRNA treatments are going well.

The rule of law is under seige.

Some interesting tidbits.

A long overdue strengthening of a key alliance.

Putin ignored warnings from US intelligence.

He’s on a winning streak not seen since Stalin.

The state of the union is apparently fiery.

The war could be ending soon.

A data point or two amid the panic.

The inevitable response to attacks on international shipping.

Israel and Iran’s proxies are on a collision course.